Floras, or documented lists of vascular plant species in a defined area, are widely used in
biodiversity research and conservation, and represent a common type of publication in …

Accurately measuring biodiversity is essential for successful conservation planning. Due to
biodiversity's complexity, specific taxa are often chosen as indicators of patterns of diversity …

Inland sand areas scattered across the North American eastern deciduous forest and
western tallgrass prairie ecotone are known for supporting pyrogenic early-successional …

The heteropteran fauna of Illinois is diverse and well-surveyed, comprising approximately
680 species distributed among 40 of the 57 families represented in the Nearctic region …

Forest-steppes are among the most complex non-tropical ecosystems, featuring a
mosaiclike arrangement of several different habitats. Although forest-steppes have long …

ABSTRACT The 7.8 km2 Iroquois County Conservation Area in northeastern Illinois contains
many of the plant communities found at this site during pre-settlement times. A sedge …

This study was undertaken to document the vascular plant species of Sand Prairie
Conservation Area, an 80 hectare site located at roughly 37° 05′ N; 89° 30′ W in Scott …

ABSTRACT Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve is located in the southwestern corner
of Will County about 4 km east of Braidwood in the Kankakee Sand Area Section of the …

Abstract The South Atlantic Coastal Plain Limestone Forest is a globally imperiled (G2)
association in the upper Coastal Plain of central Georgia. This calcareous forest, comprising …

Abstract Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve, 4 km east of Braidwood, Will County,
Illinois, has a diverse assemblage of sand communities. The dry-mesic sand savanna was …