Small mammals, such as European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) and prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.), traditionally have been perceived …
The prairie dog is a colonial, keystone species of the grassland ecosystem of western North America. Myriad animals regularly visit colony-sites to feed on the grass there, to use the …
Soil seed banks are important to many plant communities and are recognized as an important component of management plans. Understanding seed bank composition and …
Extreme weather and climate events have become more frequent and directly affect the ecological structure and function of integrated grazing lands. While the Great Plains have …
The Springer Series on Environmental Management is concerned with humanity's stewardship of the environment, our use of natural resources, and the ways in which we can …
Indicators of rangeland health generally do not include a measure of biodiversity. Increasing attention to maintaining biodiversity in rangelands suggests that this omission should be …
CF Quinn, JL Freeman, ML Galeas, EM Klamper… - Oecologia, 2008 - Springer
Some plants can hyperaccumulate the element selenium (Se) up to 10,000 mg Se kg− 1 dry weight. Hyperaccumulation has been hypothesized to defend against herbivory. In …
Simple Summary Unseasonably early blizzards in the northern Great Plains of the US threaten large mammal populations unacclimated for winter conditions. This region …