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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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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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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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Grassland Wildfires in the Southern Great Plains: Monitoring Ecological Impacts and Recovery

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2020
Devastating wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas in 2016 and 2017 resulted in significant social, economic, and environmental losses, with the agricultural sector among those severely affected.
Jean L. Steiner   +8 more
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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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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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Distribution of priority grassland bird habitats in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada

open access: yesAvian Conservation and Ecology, 2018
Grassland ecosystems and the species that rely on them are one of the most urgent habitat conservation concerns in North America. Fundamental to any landscape conservation efforts is the identification of priority habitats to help target management ...
Bradley C. Fedy   +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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Prairie Repertory Theatre 1980 Season

open access: yes, 1980
Promotional talks for the 1980 Prairie Repertory Theatre season.

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