Download or read book Plant Species Composition of Wisconsin Prairies written by Richard A. Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plant Species Composition of Wisconsin Prairies written by Richard A. Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin Madison Arboretum written by Theodore S. Cochrane and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneer and leader in the preservation and restoration of native Midwest prairies since the 1930s, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum has a stellar collection of prairie plant species, including horsetails, ferns, rushes, sedges, grasses, shrubs, vines, and wildflowers. This guide illustrates and describes more than 360 native and introduced species that grow and bloom on the Arboretum prairies and also briefly discusses or mentions many additional species, infraspecific taxa, and hybrids. Its intent is to increase awareness and respect for remaining small prairie remnants, motivate readers to work for prairie preservation and restoration, and encourage the planting of native species in yards and gardens. Botanist and taxonomist Theodore S. Cochrane has written the text to engage a variety of readers: prairie enthusiasts, gardeners, amateur botanists, younger students learning about plants, and college students and professionals. Nomenclature follows in part the new APG classification system. Richly illustrated with detailed color photographs by Claudia S. Lipke and botanical illustrations and maps by Kandis Elliot, the guide provides a beautiful and informative sample of the flora of the Arboretum and of the southern Wisconsin prairie landscape. Many of the plants, of course, are also found throughout the upper Midwestern United States and in adjacent southern Canada.
Download or read book The Vegetation of Wisconsin written by John T. Curtis and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 1959-11-15 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important contributions in the field of plant ecology during the twentieth century, this definitive survey established the geographical limits, species compositions, and as much as possible of the environmental relations of the communities composing the vegetation of Wisconsin.
Download or read book Prairie Plant Distributions in Rock County Wisconsin written by Robert Barton Anthoney and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patterns of Change in the Plant Community Composition of a Restored Prairie in Wisconsin written by James Forrest Welsh and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Begin with a Seed written by Al Heon and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dynamics of Some Prairie Plants in Central Wisconsin written by John Walter Thomson and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patterns and Drivers of Long term Plant Community Change in Wisconsin Remnant Prairies written by Amy O. Alstad and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant communities respond to a number of different ecological drivers, and understanding the relative effects of such drivers is critical to informing effective conservation and management in an era of pronounced global change. However, documenting patterns of change in communities is often hindered by the scarcity of historical data. In this dissertation, I use a unique, historical dataset on plant community composition in Wisconsin prairie remnants to document conspicuous shifts in these plant communities. I replicate survey methods used by the original researchers in 1950 and 1987 to survey 47 remnant grasslands for a third time, in 2012. To assess the role of ecological drivers, I contacted landowners and land managers to obtain records of fire at each site, and used historical and contemporary landscape imagery to quantify landscape connectivity and patch size. I relate these drivers to various plant community metrics to examine the relative impacts of each driver, and whether these roles have shifted over time. I use data on plant functional traits to test if these characteristics relate to gains or losses in species occurrences. I also conducted a fully randomized field experiment to ask whether seed size and site preparation method relate to establishment success. This historical dataset reveals substantial changes in community composition, and also demonstrates that the pace of change has increased. Annual rates of local colonization and extinction accelerated by 129% and 214% respectively between 1950-1987 and 1987-2012, despite the fact that the second interval is >30% longer. Two anthropogenic drivers, patch area and fire history, increased in importance between these periods, whereas soil moisture declined in importance over the same period. Frequently burned sites were more stable (i.e., diverged less) over time with respect to both functional and taxonomic dissimilarity. Although total species richness at each site remains similar, their floristic composition continues to diverge, reflecting local extirpations and colonizations of particular groups of species. Most colonization events represent non-native species, which have increased in relative proportion across all sites by more than 500% between 1950 and 2012. Gains in non-native species were accompanied by losses of native species, with short-statured and small-seeded species disappearing particularly quickly. Contemporary species richness in these remnant grasslands is positively related to patch size. I expected to find a similarly positive relationship between species richness and connectivity, but this prediction is only supported by frequently burned sites. Unburned sites demonstrate no relationship between connectivity and species richness. This pattern may be the result of leaf litter, which accumulates in unburned grasslands, and serves as a major barrier to seedling establishment. Indeed, in the seed addition experiment, rates of successful seedling establishment were 2.6 times higher in plots that were burned prior to planting compared to plots that were unburned. Fewer than one percent all of the seeds sown into our experimental plots were detected as established seedlings in the two seasons following seed addition, demonstrating that the seed to seedling transition is a major bottleneck for plants in this system. Overall, this dissertation contributes to our knowledge of patterns and drivers of long-term change in remnant plant communities, and helps inform effective management and conservation strategy.
Download or read book Plant Indicators of Original Wisconsin Prairies written by Frank W. Gould and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Field Guide to Wisconsin Grasses written by Emmet J. Judziewicz and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 1,300 illustrations as well as species descriptions and distribution maps for 232 species, Field Guide to Wisconsin Grasses provides the most comprehensive and scientifically current information and is an asset for any outdoors lover.
Download or read book Prairie Propagation Handbook written by Harold W. Rock and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book John T Curtis Fifty Years of Wisconsin Plant Ecology written by James Steven Fralish and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora written by Theodore S. Cochrane and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Vegetation Of The Town Prarie Du Sae written by Herman Frederick Lueders and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this seminal work on plant ecology, Lueders provides a detailed account of the vegetation found in the town of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. He documents the various species of plants and their distribution, and explores the environmental factors that influence their growth and survival. This book is a testament to Lueders' passion for the natural world and his commitment to advancing our understanding of it. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Wetland Plants of Wisconsin written by Steve Chadde and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Edition now available; see author's book list or search ISBN 978-1481982221. Wetland Plants of Wisconsin is a comprehensive field guide to the vascular plants of Wisconsin's wetlands, including plants of bogs, fens, swamps, marshes, wet meadows, and low prairie, plus the aquatic plants of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. Fully illustrated with line drawings and many photographs, the book is an essential reference for botanists, natural resource managers, environmental consultants, students, educators, or anyone simply wanting to learn more about these fascinating habitats. Includes * Over 800 plant species in 100 plant families * Complete coverage of wetland and aquatic species within four major plant groups-Ferns and Fern Allies, Conifers, Dicots, and Monocots * Each species described (including its habitat) and illustrated * Easy-to-use keys to each plant family, genus, and species * Wisconsin map showing county distribution for each species * Endangered, threatened, or special concern wetland plants * US Fish and Wildlife Service wetland status indicators * USDA PLANTS database species codes
Download or read book Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region written by Merel R. Black and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2009-02-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing more than 1,100 species, this is a comprehensive guide to wildflowers in Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ontario. A new introduction to this second edition discusses wildflowers in the context of their natural communities. Packed with detailed information, this field guide is compact enough to be handy for outdoors lovers of all kinds, from novice naturalists to professional botanists. It includes: • more than 1,100 species from 459 genera in 100 families • many rare and previously overlooked species • 2,100 color photographs and 300 drawings • Wisconsin distribution maps for almost all plants • brief descriptions including distinguishing characteristics of the species • Wisconsin status levels for each species of wildflower (native, invasive, endangered, etc.) • derivation of Latin names.
