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Relocating Plants for Conservation and Restoration: Developing a Risk Assessment Framework

There is growing interest in the facilitated movement of plants as a means of conserving or restoring species and habitats, as climate conditions and management goals change. For example, plants might be relocated to support pollinator conservation or the restoration of prairies. Some land managers, in an effort to be proactive in the face of changing environmental conditions, are also...
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Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Relocating Plants for Conservation and Restoration: Developing a Risk Assessment Framework

Relocating Plants for Conservation and Restoration: Developing a Risk Assessment Framework

There is growing interest in the facilitated movement of plants as a means of conserving or restoring species and habitats, as climate conditions and management goals change. For example, plants might be relocated to support pollinator conservation or the restoration of prairies. Some land managers, in an effort to be proactive in the face of changing environmental conditions, are also considering
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in remnant and reconstructed prairies in Minnesota and Iowa, 2019 (ver. 2.0, April 2022) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in remnant and reconstructed prairies in Minnesota and Iowa, 2019 (ver. 2.0, April 2022)

This data record contains arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) operational taxonomic unit (OTU) occurrences with native prairie plant species roots collected from paired remnant and reconstructed prairies, as well as soil physical and chemical property data from these field sites in Minnesota and Iowa.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Eriogonum visheri (Visher's buckwheat) seed, pollen, and insects at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA, 2014-2015, 2017 Eriogonum visheri (Visher's buckwheat) seed, pollen, and insects at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA, 2014-2015, 2017

This data record contains fitness data for Visher's buckwheat (Eriogonum visheri) for the years 2014, 2015 and 2017 at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. These data include insect visitation, pollen deposited on stigmas, achene size and germination over three field seasons (two field seasons for germination: 2015 and 2017) in four populations (two populations in 2017).
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

County-Level Geographic Distributions for 47 Exotic Plant Species in Midwest USA and Central Canada, Compiled 2019 County-Level Geographic Distributions for 47 Exotic Plant Species in Midwest USA and Central Canada, Compiled 2019

Geographic distribution data were collected based on county level occurrences (or converted from point occurrences to county level occurrences) within the five focal states (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska & Iowa) and each U.S. state or Canadian province bordering those focal states (Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Wyoming, & Montana in the USA and Saskatchewan...
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Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

High forb diversity prairie reconstruction at Neal Smith NWR 2005-2015 High forb diversity prairie reconstruction at Neal Smith NWR 2005-2015

This data set consists of data collected during 2005-2007, 2010, and 2015 at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa, USA that were used in the analysis in support of the article titled "Toward improving pollinator habitat: Reconstructing prairies with high forb diversity," which has been submitted to Natural Areas Journal. We compared pollinator habitat, in terms of planted forb...
By
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Management of remnant tallgrass prairie by grazing or fire in western Minnesota, 2016-2017 Management of remnant tallgrass prairie by grazing or fire in western Minnesota, 2016-2017

We studied the impacts of using cattle grazing or prescribed fire to manage remnant prairies on plant communities and soil characteristics in the prairie parkland province of western Minnesota. These datasets consist of nested frequency plot plant survey data, study site and soil characteristics, and management information taken from 73 sites owned and managed by the U.S. Fish and...
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Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Variation in pollen transport, Badlands NP, 2018 Variation in pollen transport, Badlands NP, 2018

This dataset consists of data collected at Badlands National Park (Interior, SD) that were used in the analysis in support of the article titled "Conserving all the pollinators: Variation in probability of pollen transport among insect taxa," which has been submitted to "Natural Areas Journal." Data collected between May-October, 2010 and 2011, and June-July 2012 included insects found...
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Species Management Research Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
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Belowground mutualisms to support prairie reconstruction—Improving prairie habitat using mycorrhizal inoculum Belowground mutualisms to support prairie reconstruction—Improving prairie habitat using mycorrhizal inoculum

As a first step toward understanding the feasibility of using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in reconstruction practice, we addressed four objectives: (1) compare root-associated AMF communities of plants between high-quality remnant prairies and reconstructed prairies, (2) compare root-associated AMF communities between plant species that declined in reconstructions and species that...
Authors
Stefanie N. Vink, Laura Aldrich-Wolfe, Sheri C. Huerd, Jennifer L Larson, Sara C. Vacek, Pauline M. Drobney, Marsha Barnes, Karen Viste-Sparkman, Nicholas R. Jordan, Diane L. Larson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Restoration for resilience: The role of plant-microbial interactions and seed provenance in ecological restoration Restoration for resilience: The role of plant-microbial interactions and seed provenance in ecological restoration

With global efforts to restore grassland ecosystems, researchers and land management practitioners are working to reconstruct habitat that will persist and withstand stresses associated with climate change. Part of these efforts involve movement of plant material potentially adapted to future climate conditions from native habitat or seed production locations to a new restoration site...
Authors
Jennifer Larson, Robert Venette, Diane L. Larson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Variation in foraging patterns as reflected by floral resources used by male vs female bees of selected species at Badlands National Park, SD Variation in foraging patterns as reflected by floral resources used by male vs female bees of selected species at Badlands National Park, SD

Female and male bees forage for different reasons: females provision nests with pollen appropriate for larval development and consume nectar for energy while males need only fuel their own energetic requirements. The expectation, therefore, is that females should visit fewer floral resource species than males, due to females’ focus on host plant species and their tie to the nest location...
Authors
Diane L. Larson, Zachary M. Portman, Jennifer Larson, Deborah A. Buhl
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Balancing the need for seed against invasive species risks in prairie habitat restorations Balancing the need for seed against invasive species risks in prairie habitat restorations

Adequate diversity and abundance of native seed for large-scale grassland restorations often require commercially produced seed from distant sources. However, as sourcing distance increases, the likelihood of inadvertent introduction of multiple novel, non-native weed species as seed contaminants also increases. We created a model to determine an “optimal maximum distance” that would...
Authors
Jennifer L Larson, Diane L. Larson, Robert Venette
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Coflowering invasive plants and a congener have neutral effects on fitness components of a rare endemic plant Coflowering invasive plants and a congener have neutral effects on fitness components of a rare endemic plant

Network analyses rarely include fitness components, such as germination, to tie invasive plants to population-level effects on the natives. We address this limitation in a previously studied network of flower visitors around a suite of native and invasive plants that includes an endemic plant at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Eriogonum visheri coflowers with two abundant...
Authors
Diane L. Larson, Jennifer L Larson, Amy Symstad, Deborah A. Buhl, Zachary M. Portman
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Toward improving pollinator habitat: Reconstructing prairies with high forb diversity Toward improving pollinator habitat: Reconstructing prairies with high forb diversity

Reconstructed prairies can provide habitat for pollinating insects, an important ecosystem service. To optimize reconstructions for pollinators, goals may include enhancing flowering plant cover and richness and increasing bloom availability early and late in the growing season. Resistance to invasive exotic species must also be a goal in any reconstruction, but it is unclear how...
Authors
Pauline Drobney, Diane L. Larson, Jennifer L Larson, Karen Viste-Sparkman
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

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Photo of hilly grasslands

Relocating Plants for Conservation and Restoration: Developing a Risk Assessment Framework

There is growing interest in the facilitated movement of plants as a means of conserving or restoring species and habitats, as climate conditions and management goals change. For example, plants might be relocated to support pollinator conservation or the restoration of prairies. Some land managers, in an effort to be proactive in the face of changing environmental conditions, are also...
By
Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Relocating Plants for Conservation and Restoration: Developing a Risk Assessment Framework

Relocating Plants for Conservation and Restoration: Developing a Risk Assessment Framework

There is growing interest in the facilitated movement of plants as a means of conserving or restoring species and habitats, as climate conditions and management goals change. For example, plants might be relocated to support pollinator conservation or the restoration of prairies. Some land managers, in an effort to be proactive in the face of changing environmental conditions, are also considering
Learn More

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in remnant and reconstructed prairies in Minnesota and Iowa, 2019 (ver. 2.0, April 2022) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in remnant and reconstructed prairies in Minnesota and Iowa, 2019 (ver. 2.0, April 2022)

This data record contains arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) operational taxonomic unit (OTU) occurrences with native prairie plant species roots collected from paired remnant and reconstructed prairies, as well as soil physical and chemical property data from these field sites in Minnesota and Iowa.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Eriogonum visheri (Visher's buckwheat) seed, pollen, and insects at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA, 2014-2015, 2017 Eriogonum visheri (Visher's buckwheat) seed, pollen, and insects at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA, 2014-2015, 2017

This data record contains fitness data for Visher's buckwheat (Eriogonum visheri) for the years 2014, 2015 and 2017 at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. These data include insect visitation, pollen deposited on stigmas, achene size and germination over three field seasons (two field seasons for germination: 2015 and 2017) in four populations (two populations in 2017).
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

County-Level Geographic Distributions for 47 Exotic Plant Species in Midwest USA and Central Canada, Compiled 2019 County-Level Geographic Distributions for 47 Exotic Plant Species in Midwest USA and Central Canada, Compiled 2019

Geographic distribution data were collected based on county level occurrences (or converted from point occurrences to county level occurrences) within the five focal states (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska & Iowa) and each U.S. state or Canadian province bordering those focal states (Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Wyoming, & Montana in the USA and Saskatchewan...
By
Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

High forb diversity prairie reconstruction at Neal Smith NWR 2005-2015 High forb diversity prairie reconstruction at Neal Smith NWR 2005-2015

This data set consists of data collected during 2005-2007, 2010, and 2015 at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa, USA that were used in the analysis in support of the article titled "Toward improving pollinator habitat: Reconstructing prairies with high forb diversity," which has been submitted to Natural Areas Journal. We compared pollinator habitat, in terms of planted forb...
By
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Management of remnant tallgrass prairie by grazing or fire in western Minnesota, 2016-2017 Management of remnant tallgrass prairie by grazing or fire in western Minnesota, 2016-2017

We studied the impacts of using cattle grazing or prescribed fire to manage remnant prairies on plant communities and soil characteristics in the prairie parkland province of western Minnesota. These datasets consist of nested frequency plot plant survey data, study site and soil characteristics, and management information taken from 73 sites owned and managed by the U.S. Fish and...
By
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Variation in pollen transport, Badlands NP, 2018 Variation in pollen transport, Badlands NP, 2018

This dataset consists of data collected at Badlands National Park (Interior, SD) that were used in the analysis in support of the article titled "Conserving all the pollinators: Variation in probability of pollen transport among insect taxa," which has been submitted to "Natural Areas Journal." Data collected between May-October, 2010 and 2011, and June-July 2012 included insects found...
By
Species Management Research Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
No results found.
Filter Total Items: 72

Belowground mutualisms to support prairie reconstruction—Improving prairie habitat using mycorrhizal inoculum Belowground mutualisms to support prairie reconstruction—Improving prairie habitat using mycorrhizal inoculum

As a first step toward understanding the feasibility of using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in reconstruction practice, we addressed four objectives: (1) compare root-associated AMF communities of plants between high-quality remnant prairies and reconstructed prairies, (2) compare root-associated AMF communities between plant species that declined in reconstructions and species that...
Authors
Stefanie N. Vink, Laura Aldrich-Wolfe, Sheri C. Huerd, Jennifer L Larson, Sara C. Vacek, Pauline M. Drobney, Marsha Barnes, Karen Viste-Sparkman, Nicholas R. Jordan, Diane L. Larson
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Restoration for resilience: The role of plant-microbial interactions and seed provenance in ecological restoration Restoration for resilience: The role of plant-microbial interactions and seed provenance in ecological restoration

With global efforts to restore grassland ecosystems, researchers and land management practitioners are working to reconstruct habitat that will persist and withstand stresses associated with climate change. Part of these efforts involve movement of plant material potentially adapted to future climate conditions from native habitat or seed production locations to a new restoration site...
Authors
Jennifer Larson, Robert Venette, Diane L. Larson
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Variation in foraging patterns as reflected by floral resources used by male vs female bees of selected species at Badlands National Park, SD Variation in foraging patterns as reflected by floral resources used by male vs female bees of selected species at Badlands National Park, SD

Female and male bees forage for different reasons: females provision nests with pollen appropriate for larval development and consume nectar for energy while males need only fuel their own energetic requirements. The expectation, therefore, is that females should visit fewer floral resource species than males, due to females’ focus on host plant species and their tie to the nest location...
Authors
Diane L. Larson, Zachary M. Portman, Jennifer Larson, Deborah A. Buhl
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Balancing the need for seed against invasive species risks in prairie habitat restorations Balancing the need for seed against invasive species risks in prairie habitat restorations

Adequate diversity and abundance of native seed for large-scale grassland restorations often require commercially produced seed from distant sources. However, as sourcing distance increases, the likelihood of inadvertent introduction of multiple novel, non-native weed species as seed contaminants also increases. We created a model to determine an “optimal maximum distance” that would...
Authors
Jennifer L Larson, Diane L. Larson, Robert Venette
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Coflowering invasive plants and a congener have neutral effects on fitness components of a rare endemic plant Coflowering invasive plants and a congener have neutral effects on fitness components of a rare endemic plant

Network analyses rarely include fitness components, such as germination, to tie invasive plants to population-level effects on the natives. We address this limitation in a previously studied network of flower visitors around a suite of native and invasive plants that includes an endemic plant at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. Eriogonum visheri coflowers with two abundant...
Authors
Diane L. Larson, Jennifer L Larson, Amy Symstad, Deborah A. Buhl, Zachary M. Portman
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Toward improving pollinator habitat: Reconstructing prairies with high forb diversity Toward improving pollinator habitat: Reconstructing prairies with high forb diversity

Reconstructed prairies can provide habitat for pollinating insects, an important ecosystem service. To optimize reconstructions for pollinators, goals may include enhancing flowering plant cover and richness and increasing bloom availability early and late in the growing season. Resistance to invasive exotic species must also be a goal in any reconstruction, but it is unclear how...
Authors
Pauline Drobney, Diane L. Larson, Jennifer L Larson, Karen Viste-Sparkman
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

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