The Vegetation of Remnant Grasslands in the Loessial Region of Northwestern Kansas and Southwestern Nebraska

Hulett, G. K.; Sloan, Clair D.; Tomanek, G. W.

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“…An understory of Kentucky bluegrass may also be encountered (Weaver 1965). Hulett et al (1968) found similar lowland components in their study of remnant grasslands. According to Branson and Weaver (1953), the loessial lowlands are the most preferred of all grazing sites.…”

Section: Bigmentioning

confidence: 62%

“…Upland sites in the Mixed Prairie ordinarily are dominated by blue grama and buffalograss, with blue grama normally much more abundant (Albertson 1937, Weaver and Alberston 1956, Weaver and Bruner 1948, and Weaver 1965. In a study, of remnant grasslands in the loessial region of southern Nebraska, Hulett et al (1968) found the upland dominated by blue grama and big bluestem. The Willa Cather Prairie has a history of Table 3.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The drought resulted in hillside sites which were predominantly sideoats grama, big bluestem, (which reportedly replaced little bluestem), little bluestem, and blue grama Bruner 1948, Weaver andAlbertson 1956). In their remnant grassland study, Hulett et al (1968) found the hillside compositions dominated by sideoats grama, little bluestem, blue grama, and big bluestem. Hulett and Tomanek ( 1969), in a study of remnant prairies on shallow limy range sites in north-central Kansas, found little bluestem to be the most abundant species, followed by big bluestem and sideoats grama.…”

Section: Bigmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Vegetation of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie

Nicholson¹,

Marcotte²

1979

Journal of Range Management

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the interrelationships of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in terms of the characterizing species and types of vegetation. At each of 100 sample stand locations data were obtained on the 244-ha prairie in Webster County, Nebraska, to estimate percent basal cover and percent species composition. Estimates were analyzed quantitatively with the aid of vegetation ordination techniques, from which 15 vegetation types were discerned. Of the 15 types, two accounted for over 40% of the stands: a Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis)buffalograss (Buchloe dactyZoides)-blue grama (Bouteloua gra-c&)-type and a Kentucky bluegrass-sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipenduh)-big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) type. Two secondary types accounted for another 16% of the stands, whiie the remaining 44% of the stands were fairly evenly dispersed within nine other types. Uplands were predominately Kentucky bluegrass, buffalograss, blue grama, and Japanese brome. Sideoats grama, little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), and Kentucky bluegrass dominated hillside stands. Most abundant in lowlands were Kentucky bluegrass, sideoats grama, Japanese brome, and big bluestem. Due to the abundance of Kentucky bluegrass, late spring burning was prescribed to improve the condition and productivity of the prairie.

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Section: Bigmentioning

confidence: 62%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Bigmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Vegetation of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie

Nicholson¹,

Marcotte²

1979

Journal of Range Management

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“…In contrast, sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) showed a positive slope association with a mean slope of 15.4 degrees. Dix ( 1968) also found sideoats grama to be associated with steep slopes in the North Dakota badlands, as did Hulett et al (1968) in the central Great Plains. This phenomenon was easily observed in the field, where sideoats grama reached its prominence on the steeper slopes of the study area.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 78%

“…levels. Blue grama showed an opposite relationship in that it However, in the Great Plains, Hulett et al ( 1968) reported that was more abundant on sites where nitrates were less available. hairy grama expressed its greatest importance on steep slopes.…”

Section: Grarna-chemical Habitat Correlationsmentioning

confidence: 92%

Grama (Bouteloua Lag.) Communities in a Southeastern Arizona Grassland

Nicholson¹,

Bonham²

1977

Journal of Range Management

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Highlight: Fifty stands, representing six common and three rare species of gramas (genus Bouteloua), were sampled for vegetation abundance, species composition, and selected habitat factors. Numerical and statistical procedures were used to aid in obtaining succinct descriptions of the habitat structure of the grama species. Factors such as texture and content of various nutrients of the soils were among those that showed trends.

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Remnant Grassland Vegetation in the Central Great Plains of North America

Nicholson¹,

Hulett²

1969

The Journal of Ecology

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The Vegetation of Remnant Grasslands in the Loessial Region of Northwestern Kansas and Southwestern Nebraska

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

Vegetation of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie

Vegetation of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie

Grama (Bouteloua Lag.) Communities in a Southeastern Arizona Grassland

Remnant Grassland Vegetation in the Central Great Plains of North America

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