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Restoring Mixed Grass Prairie in Southeastern Alberta, Canada
Author
Downey, Brad A.
Blouin, Francois
Richman, Jennifer D.
Downey, Brandy L.
Jones, Paul F.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2013-06-01
Body

On the Ground • Between 2008 and 2010 a cultivated field of 57 ha within the mixed grass prairie of southeastern Alberta was restored with native grasses and silver sagebrush plugs. • Wildlife occupying the site increased from being dominated by horned larks to 13 species using the land within 3 years. Two of these species Sprague’s pipit and chestnut-collared longspur are native grassland specialists considered “Threatened” under Canada’s Species at Risk Act. • Litter values on the reseed in year 3 were approaching normal values that would be expected on a loamy site within a healthy mixed grass prairie. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform March 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-12-00082.1
Additional Information
Downey, B. A., Blouin, F., Richman, J. D., Downey, B. L., & Jones, P. F. (2013). Restoring mixed grass prairie in southeastern Alberta, Canada. Rangelands, 35(3), 16-20.
ISSN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/639953
Journal Volume
35
Journal Number
3
Journal Pages
16-20
Collection
Rangelands
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
sagebrush
seed sowing
species at risk
Sprague's pipit
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