Fifty-five year changes in species composition on dry prairie remnants in south-central Wisconsin1

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-244

  Kraszewski, Sarah E ^a   Waller, Donald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient of conservatism; Dry prairie remnants; Exotic species; Habitat generalist; Habitat specialist; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLORISTICS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PRAIRIE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SAMPLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77749249668     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/08-RA-007.1     Document Type: Article

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