STUDIES IN LAKE AND STREAMSIDE 

 VEGETATION 



By Francis Ramaley and W. W. Robbins 



I. Redrock Lake near Ward, Colorado 



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I. Topography and Geology. Location, Glaciation, Bounda- 

 ries, Water Level, Shore and Bottom, Comparison with Other 

 Lakes 135 



II. Climatology. General Statement, Temperature Records, 

 Length of Growing Season, Inversion of Temperature, Daily 

 Range, Insolation, Rainfall, Relative Humidity, Wind, Com- 

 parison with Climate of Other Stations 1 38 



III. Soil Temperature and Moisture. Observations of Soil 

 Temperature. Soil Moisture Observations 147 



IV. Zonation. General Account, Previous Lake Studies, List of 

 Species Collected from the Different Zones, Lake Zone, Sedge 

 Zone, Forest Zone, Arenaria Associations, Dasiphora Associa- 

 tions, Aspen Association, Dense Dry Forest, Open Dry Forest, 

 Moist Forest 148 



V. Seasonal Aspects. General Account, The Seasonal Limits, 



Spring Aspect, Summer Aspect, Autumn Aspect . . . . 159 

 VI. Floristics and Distribution. General Account, Systematic 

 List by Families, Altiiudinal Range of Species, Extension of 

 Altitudinal Range, Geographical Range of Families, Genera 



and Species . 161 



VII. Summary 167 



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