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Effective Establishment Of Native Grasses On Roadsides In New England, Yulia Kuzovkina, John Campanelli, Cristian Schulthess, Robert Ricard, Glenn Dreyer Jun 2016

Effective Establishment Of Native Grasses On Roadsides In New England, Yulia Kuzovkina, John Campanelli, Cristian Schulthess, Robert Ricard, Glenn Dreyer

Other Publications and Reports

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Plant Succession On Gopher Mounds In Western Cascade Meadows: Consequences For Species Diversity And Heterogeneity, Chad C. Jones, Charles B. Halpern, Jessica Niederer Jan 2008

Plant Succession On Gopher Mounds In Western Cascade Meadows: Consequences For Species Diversity And Heterogeneity, Chad C. Jones, Charles B. Halpern, Jessica Niederer

Botany Faculty Publications

Pocket gophers have the potential to alter the dynamics of grasslands by creating mounds that bury existing vegetation and locally reset succession. Gopher mounds may provide safe sites for less competitive species, potentially increasing both species diversity and vegetation heterogeneity (spatial variation in species composition). We compared species composition, diversity and heterogeneity among gopher mounds of different ages in three montane meadows in the Cascade Range of Oregon. Cover of graminoids and forbs increased with mound age, as did species richness. Contrary to many studies, we found no evidence that mounds provided safe sites for early successional species, despite their …

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Bulletin No. 22: Our Dynamic Tidal Marshes: Vegetation Changes As Revealed By Peat Analysis, William A. Niering, R. Scott Warren, Carolyn G. Weymouth Jan 1977

Bulletin No. 22: Our Dynamic Tidal Marshes: Vegetation Changes As Revealed By Peat Analysis, William A. Niering, R. Scott Warren, Carolyn G. Weymouth

Bulletins

12 pp. 1976. Description of a method for sampling peat and identifying plant remains in order to dcoument vegetation change on tidal marshes.

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Bulletin No. 15: The Flora Of Connecticut Arboretum, William A. Niering, Richard H. Goodwin, Sara C. Manwell Dec 1965

Bulletin No. 15: The Flora Of Connecticut Arboretum, William A. Niering, Richard H. Goodwin, Sara C. Manwell

Bulletins

Included annotated checklist of over 850 species and also article on vegetation of the Arboretum. 64 pp.

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