Title: Floristic Analysis of the C. Bertrand and Marian Othmer Schultz Prairie , A Mixed-Grass Prairie in South-Central Nebraska
Abstract:The C. Bertrand and Marian Othmer Schultz Prairie is a 259 haJ640 ad1 mi2 tract of mixed-grass prairie in a region of loess hills in south-central Nebraska. It is on the Kansas border in Webster Count...The C. Bertrand and Marian Othmer Schultz Prairie is a 259 haJ640 ad1 mi2 tract of mixed-grass prairie in a region of loess hills in south-central Nebraska. It is on the Kansas border in Webster County, 6.5 km south and 8.1 km east of Red Cloud. A floristic study of the prairie was made during the 1993 and 1994 growing seasons. The 1993 study was accompanied by an ecological survey which determined (1) plant species importance and (2) plant-community relationships using point-step and quadrat methods. Major plant community types are Andropogon scoparius-A. gerardiiBouteloua gracilis on shallow limy range sites, A. scopariusPoa pratensis-Bouteloua curtipendula on silty sites, and A. gerardii-A. scoparius-Buchloe dactyloides on lowland overflow sites. The prairie is traversed from south to north by Lost Creek which supports wetland and riparian vegetation. A total of239 plant species representing 58 families are listed in this report.Read More
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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