Characterization of prairie recovery from cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) Invasion.Eastern red cedar red cedar: see juniper. (Juniperus virginiana L.) often invades prairie in the absence of fire. Removal of cedar is an initial step in prairie restoration Prairie Restoration is an ecologically friendly way to restore some of the prairie land that was lost to industry, farming and commerce. For example, the state of Illinois alone once held over 22 million acres (89,000 km²) of prairie land and now a mere 2,000 acres (8 km²) of . The plant community that colonizes the areas formerly suppressed by cedar tends to be different from adjacent prairie. Three prairies with recent cedar removals were sampled in summer 2004. Canopy coverage was different between cedar recovery plots and adjacent prairie. In addition, species richness  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. , species diversity, coefficient of conservatism, % annual species, and % woody species were used to describe the two community differences. * Scholes, C.M. Department of Biology, Rockhurst University This article is about Rockhurst University. For Rockhurst High School, see Rockhurst High School. For the Rockhurst mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, see Rockhurst (Rhode Island). . |
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