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Grassland bird diversity and abundance in the presence of native and non-native grazers

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology, 2021
Temperate grassland biomes are globally imperiled, and grassland birds are in precipitous decline as a result. The majority of North America's grassland birds breed on rangelands occupied by domestic cattle, but reintroductions of bison to restore ...
Andy J. Boyce   +3 more
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Ragweed and sagebrush pollen can distinguish between vegetation types at broad spatial scales

open access: yesEcosphere, 2020
Patterns of vegetation distribution at regional to subcontinental scales can inform understanding of climate. Delineating ecoregion boundaries over geologic time is complicated by the difficulty of distinguishing between prairie types at broad spatial ...
Hannah M. Carroll   +3 more
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Plant–soil feedback from eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) inhibits the growth of grasses in encroaching range

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2022
The encroachment of woody plants into grasslands is an ongoing global problem that is largely attributed to anthropogenic factors such as climate change and land management practices.
Leland D. Bennion, David Ward
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Une approche holistique de l’élevage, au cœur des enjeux de santé animale, humaine et environnementale

open access: yesCahiers Agricultures, 2021
Dans les pays occidentaux, les interrogations sur les systèmes d’élevage et la consommation des produits animaux sont de plus en plus nombreuses. Repenser la consommation globale de produits animaux parallèlement à un dimensionnement et une réorientation
Duru Michel   +2 more
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A Floristic Inventory of the University of Oklahoma's Kessler Atmospheric and Ecological Field Station, McClain County, Oklahoma

open access: yesOklahoma Native Plant Record, 2016
This paper reports the results of a vascular plant inventory at the University of Oklahoma’s Kessler Atmospheric and Ecological Field Station in McClain County in the state of Oklahoma. A total of 388 taxa in 80 families were collected.
Amy K. Buthod, Bruce W. Hoagland
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Mine Spoil Prairies Expand Critical Habitat for Endangered and Threatened Amphibian and Reptile Species

open access: yesDiversity, 2009
Coal extraction has been occurring in the Midwestern United States for over a century. Despite the pre-mining history of the landscape as woodlands, spent surface coalfields are often reclaimed to grasslands.
Nathan J. Engbrecht   +5 more
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Effects of the soil microbiome on the demography of two annual prairie plants

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2020
Both mutualistic and pathogenic soil microbes are known to play important roles in shaping the fitness of plants, likely affecting plants at different life cycle stages.
Hannah S. Reynolds   +5 more
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Prairie to Prairie: Ungrowth in American Cities

open access: yesSuburban Sustainability, 2013
The city of St. Louis has suffered tremendous population loss since the 1950s, and is currently a major shrinking city in America. This sustained population loss and its accompanying economic decline has led to many negative effects, including crime, food deserts and property abandonment. Eco-urbanism, which advocates a shift from conventional planning
Freixas, Catalina   +1 more
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Complex Messages in Long-Term Monitoring of Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the State of Wisconsin, USA, 1988–2015

open access: yesInsects, 2017
The regal fritillary (“regal”) (Speyeria idalia) is endangered in Wisconsin, USA, and declining and at risk range-wide. During 1988–2015, we surveyed 24 known regal sites and >100 areas of potential habitat in Wisconsin.
Ann B. Swengel, Scott R. Swengel
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