Graham's Beardtongue on oil shale (IMAGE)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

Graham's Beardtongue on oil shale

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Oil drilling is not light on a landscape. Unpaved roads and drilling pads can damage plant communities by habitat loss, creating barriers for seed dispersal, introducing exotic species, increasing dust and disturbing pollinators.

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Robert Fitts

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