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Platte River Ecology Study

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Table 9. Percent of sandhill crane population roosting in river segments of varying width and vegetation characteristics (upper value) and the percent of river segments in each category (lower value).

              __________________Vegetation height class* (m)_______________
Width** (m)   < 0.5    0.5-1.9    2.0-3.9    4.0-7.9   8.0 <        Total


< 50            0.0      0.0        0.0        0.0     0.2           0.2
               0.8      0.0        0.8        3.1    13.8          18.5

51-150         1.1      0.6        4.4       16.2     8.7          31.0
               0.8      4.2        7.3       22.6    21.3          56.2
                  
150 >           3.2      6.5       18.9       28.3    12.0          68.9
               1.0      1.6        6.2       10.4     6.2          25.4
                  
Total          4.3      7.1       23.3       44.5    20.9
               2.6      5.8       14.3       36.1    41.3

*Mean height class of predominant vegetation height on north, south and 
island banks.

**Maximum unobstructed water width/0.5 mile interval.

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