How Big Does A Prairie Need To Be?

Brian Obermeyer

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How Big Does A Prairie Need To Be?

Author

Brian Obermeyer

Abstract

The Nature Conservancy ecologist Chris Helzer asked how big a prairie needs to be in order to maintain ecological functions or, on the flip side, how much habitat fragmentation—breaking up of landscapes into smaller, unconnected, and dissimilar patches—undermines a prairie.

Keywords:

prairie, landscapes, tallgrass, ecosystem, fires, lightning, chicken, habitat, wildlife, European honeybee, BOX CAR, Phil Epp

How to Cite:

Obermeyer, B. (2016) “How Big Does A Prairie Need To Be?”, Symphony in the Flint Hills. 1(2016).