Experimental analysis of patch dynamics in tallgrass prairie plant communities

1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Glenn ◽  
Scott L. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Patch Dynamics ◽  
Prairie Plant

Prairie Restorations can Protect Remnant Tallgrass Prairie Plant Communities

2013 ◽  
Vol 170 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen I. Rowe ◽  
Joseph Fargione ◽  
Jeffrey D. Holland
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Prairie Restorations ◽  
Prairie Plant

Phylogenetic diversity is maintained despite richness losses over time in restored tallgrass prairie plant communities

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas A. Barber ◽  
Holly P. Jones ◽  
Melvin R. Duvall ◽  
William P. Wysocki ◽  
Michael J. Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Phylogenetic Diversity ◽  
Prairie Plant ◽  
Over Time

scholarly journals Nutrient additions cause divergence of tallgrass prairie plant communities resulting in loss of ecosystem stability

2016 ◽  
Vol 104 (5) ◽  
pp. 1478-1487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally E. Koerner ◽  
Meghan L. Avolio ◽  
Kimberly J. La Pierre ◽  
Kevin R. Wilcox ◽  
Melinda D. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Ecosystem Stability ◽  
Nutrient Additions ◽  
Prairie Plant

Interspecific nutrient transfer in a tallgrass prairie plant community

1996 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura E. Fischer Walter ◽  
David C. Hartnett ◽  
Barbara A. D. Hetrick ◽  
A. Paul Schwab
Keyword(s):  
Plant Community ◽  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Nutrient Transfer ◽  
Prairie Plant

scholarly journals Management of remnant tallgrass prairie by grazing or fire: effects on plant communities and soil properties

Ecosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane L. Larson ◽  
Daniel L. Hernández ◽  
Jennifer L. Larson ◽  
Julia B. Leone ◽  
Nora Pennarola
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Fire Effects

Competition and coexistence in grassland codominants: responses to neighbour removal and resource availability

2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 450-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M Silletti ◽  
Alan K Knapp ◽  
John M Blair
Keyword(s):  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Competitive Exclusion ◽  
Net Photosynthesis ◽  
Andropogon Gerardii ◽  
Sorghastrum Nutans ◽  
Konza Prairie ◽  
Plant Removal ◽  
Anthropogenic Alterations ◽  
Prairie Plant

We examined the role of interspecific competition in the regulation of abundance and coexistence of the dominant grasses in tallgrass prairie using a removal experiment with Andropogon gerardii Vitman and Sorghastrum nutans L. Nash, two of the most abundant grasses in tallgrass prairie. Plant removal treatments (using foliar herbicide), applied to 0.3-m2 plots at the Konza Prairie Biological Station (northeast Kansas, USA), included removal of all A. gerardii, removal of all S. nutans, and no removal. To determine whether soil fertility altered the outcome, we included a fertilizer addition treatment (10 g N·m–2) fully crossed with the removal treatments. Andropogon gerardii removal resulted in significantly increased net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and tiller mass in S. nutans. Sorghastrum nutans removal had little effect on A. gerardii, suggesting asymmetric competition. Fertilizer significantly increased tiller mass and flowering stalk production in S. nutans, but had little effect on A. gerardii. The ability of A. gerardii to suppress the performance of S. nutans is consistent with the greater abundance of A. gerardii over much of the tallgrass prairie, while the ability of S. nutans to take advantage of increased resources may be one mechanism by which it avoids competitive exclusion. Because of the greater variability in the performance of S. nutans than in that of A. gerardii, any natural or anthropogenic alterations to this grassland that lead to shifts in dominance between these species may affect ecosystem productivity and stability.Key words: Andropogon gerardii, competition, grassland, neighbour removal, photosynthesis, Sorghastrum nutans, tallgrass prairie.

Effects of mycorrhizal symbiosis on tallgrass prairie plant-herbivore interactions

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail A. R. Kula ◽  
David C. Hartnett ◽  
Gail W. T. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Mycorrhizal Symbiosis ◽  
Herbivore Interactions ◽  
Plant Herbivore ◽  
Prairie Plant
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