“Grass species with smoke-released seed dormancy: A response to climate and fire regime but not photosynthetic pathway” #grasslands #smoke #plantbiology

“Grass species with smoke-released seed dormancy: A response to climate and fire regime but not photosynthetic pathway”

This open access article was published Oct. 17, 2022 in Plant Biology. Access the article via the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13479)

Abstract

Both C3 and C4 photosynthetic pathways and smoke-released seed dormancy occur among grasses. C4 species evolved from C3 species as seasonality and fire frequency increased and might therefore imply that their smoke sensitivity increased.

I searched the worldwide literature for reports on germination responses among grasses, whose photosynthetic pathway was known, to treatment by smoke. Data were obtained for 217 species and 126 genera. While subfamilies tended to be C3 (Pooideae), C4 (Chloridoideae) or a mixture (Panicoideae), a beneficial smoke response was independent of their photosynthetic pathway. The only exceptions were Danthonioideae (C3, non-smoke responsive) and Triodia (C4, smoke responsive). One third of both C3 and C4 genera were smoke responsive.Even within genera, 90% of species showed contrasting smoke responses, confirming that smoke sensitivity is rarely taxonomically constrained.

Data on photosynthetic pathway, climate, fire regime and vegetation were compiled for 15 regions that formed four distinct groups: 1) In warm climates with aseasonal rainfall, C4 grasses are moderately better represented, with crown fires and limited smoke responses. 2) In cool regions, most species are C3, with surface-crown fires and lack smoke responses. 3) In warm regions with summer rain (savannas), most species are C4, with surface fires and lack smoke responses. 4) In Mediterranean-climate regions with summer drought, most species are C3, with crown fires and smoke-released dormancy. Thus, even though C3 and C4 grasses are equally capable of expressing smoke sensitivity, their response depends on the region’s climate and fire regime that also dictate which photosynthetic pathway dominates.

Highlights

• On a world scale, smoke-released seed dormancy exists equally among 40% of C3 and C4 grass species and one-third of genera and is not taxonomically constrained.
• Some floras have only C3 grasses (summer dry) and some only C4 (summer wet) and most are dominated by one or the other.
• Smoke sensitivity and photosynthetic pathway are readily divided into four regional types based on climate and fire regime.
• Smoke sensitivity is poorly represented in frequently-burnt C4 grassland/savannas but is almost universal in intensely-burnt C3 mediterranean shrubland/forests.
• Moderate levels of smoke sensitivity among C3/C4 grasses under intermediate climates confirm that the presence/absence of smoke sensitivity elsewhere is unrelated to photosynthetic pathway.

Keywords: C3; C4; grasses; photosynthetic pathways; savanna; seed germination; smoke

Citation

Lamont, Byron B. "Grass species with smoke‐released seed dormancy: A response to climate and fire regime but not photosynthetic pathway." Plant Biology (2022).

“Invasion of a non-native forb reduces flammability in a fire-dependent ecosystem” #rxfire #grasslands

“Invasion of a non-native forb reduces flammability in a fire-dependent ecosystem”

This article was published March 22, 2022, in the open-access journal Ecosphere. Access the article via the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3995)

Abstract

Fire and grazing are two of the most common global disturbances that maintain and promote many grassland ecosystems worldwide. The presence of non-native, invasive plant species can alter fire regimes through changes in fuel properties that affect native vegetation in many ecosystems and are a leading threat to biodiversity and ecosystem function. Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), a non-native, invasive forb frequently present in many North American tallgrass prairies, may reduce flammability by altering the fuel bed moisture and structural characteristics to reduce fire in this fire-dependent ecosystem. The goal of this research was to examine the influence of sericea lespedeza on fuel bed structure, moisture, and flammability compared to native grassland fuels. Fuel bed burning trials, conducted in a controlled laboratory setting, tested for the effect of fuel load mass of native grass and sericea lespedeza litter, proportion of sericea fuel load, and fuel moisture content on flammability metrics. Regardless of moisture content, sericea lespedeza reduced flammability and reduced maximum fire temperatures by as much as 500°C. Sericea lespedeza poses a major threat to North American tallgrass prairies by decreasing flammability of fuel beds through increased fuel bed density and moisture retention.

Keywords: fire behavior; invasive species; Lespedeza cuneata; prescribed burn; sericea lespedeza; tallgrass prairie

Citation

Barnes, Alexander G., Jeffrey M. Kane, David A. McKenzie, and Brenda A. Koerner. "Invasion of a non‐native forb reduces flammability in a fire‐dependent ecosystem." Ecosphere 13, no. 3 (2022): e3995.

Preprint – “Oak Savanna Vegetation Response to Layered Restoration Approaches: Thinning, Burning, and Grazing” #rxfire

“Oak Savanna Vegetation Response to Layered Restoration Approaches: Thinning, Burning, and Grazing”

This pre-print was uploaded Dec. 17, 2022. This pre-print has not yet been peer-reviewed (uploaded to this blog on Dec. 21, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4305868 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4305868

Abstract

Temperate savannas are unique, biodiverse ecosystems that have undergone extensive habitat conversion globally. In the midwestern United States, 99% of historic oak savanna area has been lost. Most remaining patches of savanna are degraded due to woody encroachment following the removal of both fire and large herbivore disturbances from the landscape. Restoring degraded savanna remnants is challenging because we lack an understanding of how to best apply contemporary restoration tools to mimic historic disturbance dynamics. To that end, we evaluated the outcomes of ongoing oak savanna restorations that have received a gradient of restoration actions: 1) no management, 2) tree thinning, 3) thinning + burning, and 4) thinning + burning + cattle grazing. We assessed several metrics of restoration success including canopy, shrub, herbaceous, and invasive cover, herbaceous diversity, and plant community composition.  We found that layering restoration approaches achieved certain, but not all, structural vegetation goals. Compared to no management, thinning and fire successfully increased canopy openness, herbaceous cover, and herbaceous diversity, but had the unwanted effect of increased shrub cover. The addition of low-intensity cattle grazing did not improve structural outcomes. We also found that each restoration treatment left a unique signature on understory plant community composition. Unmanaged and thin-only treatments were characterized by tree saplings and woodland herbs, while burned and grazed treatments were defined by shrubs and savanna-associate species. We conclude that reintroducing multiple disturbances does not guarantee the successful restoration of disturbance-dependent ecosystems such as oak savannas. Restoration outcomes are not dictated by how many management approaches are applied, but rather, the nuances of how they are applied such as burn season and livestock density.

Keywords: Oak savanna, restoration, vegetation, tree thinning, prescribed fire, cattle grazing

Citation

Yantes, Austin and Reed, Samuel P. and Yang, Anna M. and Montgomery, Rebecca A., Oak Savanna Vegetation Response to Layered Restoration Approaches: Thinning, Burning, and Grazing. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4305868 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4305868

“Season of prescribed burns and management of an early successional species affect flower density and pollinator activity in a pine savanna ecosystem” @SEfirescience @ecologyonfire #pollinators #rxfire

“Season of prescribed burns and management of an early successional species affect flower density and pollinator activity in a pine savanna ecosystem”

This article was originally published November 11, 2022, in PeerJ. Access the article using the permanent web address (DOI). (https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14377)

Abstract

In the age of changing fire regimes, land managers often rely on prescribed burns to promote high diversity of herbaceous plants. Yet, little is known about how the timing of prescribed burns interacts with other ecological factors to maintain biodiversity while restoring fire-adapted ecosystems. We examined how timing of prescribed burns and removal of a dominant, early successional weedy plant yankeeweed (Eupatorium compositifolium) affect flower density and pollinator activity in an early-successional longleaf pine savanna restored from a timber plantation.

During the first year of this study, plots received seasonal burn treatments, including unburned control, winter-dry, spring, and summer-wet season burns. During the second year of the study, data on flowers and pollinators were sampled across all plots. In the third year, these seasonal burn treatments were again applied to plots, and data were again collected on flowers and pollinators. In each burn treatment plot, we manipulated the presence of yankeeweed, including one control subplot (no removal) in which yankeeweed was not manipulated and one removal subplot in which yankeeweed was removed, and flowers and pollinators were measured.

During the year between burns, flower density was highest in the summer-wet season burn treatment, significantly higher than in the unburned control, while pollinator activity was highest in the summer-wet and spring season burn treatments, significantly higher than the unburned control. During the year in which plots were burned again, flower density was highest in the spring season burn treatment, and pollinators most frequent in both spring and winter-dry season burn treatments, significantly higher than the unburned control. Removing yankeeweed enhanced pollinator activity but only in the year between fire applications.

We conclude that prescribed burning enhances floral resource availability and pollinator activity, but the magnitude of these effects depends on when fires are applied. Additionally, removal of yankeeweed can enhance pollinator activity during years between prescribed burns.

Keywords: Fire heterogeneity, Fire season, Phenology, Plant-pollinator interactions, Yankeeweed

Citation

Adedoja, Opeyemi A., Raelene M. Crandall, and Rachel E. Mallinger. "Season of prescribed burns and management of an early successional species affect flower density and pollinator activity in a pine savanna ecosystem." PeerJ 10 (2022): e14377.

“Weather and Fuel as Modulators of #Grassland Fire Behavior in the Northern Great Plains” #rxfire @undbiology @ndctws

“Weather and Fuel as Modulators of Grassland Fire Behavior in the Northern Great Plains”

This article was published Dec. 16, 2022, in Environmental Management. Access the article via the permanent web address (DOI). (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01767-9)

Abstract

Fuel and weather interact to affect wildland fire behavior, but little is known about associations between these variables in the northern Great Plains of North America. Few studies consider rate of spread or statistically test the influence of fuel and weather.

We measured overall fuel load and moisture ahead of prescribed fires in North Dakota, USA, and used a thermocouple array to measure two-dimensional rate of spread, soil surface temperature, and aboveground flame temperature, to compare with fire weather data.

Flame temperatures averaged 225 °C during spring burns and 250 °C during fall burns, and were generally higher with greater fuel loads and lower overall fuelbed moisture. Surface temperatures averaged ≈100 °C, although 50% of observations were ≤60 °C. Fires spread at an average of 2.5 m min−1, increasing with wind speed. As such, prescribed fire in northern Great Plains working rangeland appear to spread slowly and effect low soil surface temperatures, often limited by high fuelbed moisture. Fire behavior measurements respond differently to variability in fuel and weather. Belowground heating is likely minimal.

We suggest ecologists ought to consider which fire behavior measurements best relate to fire effects, and managers consider weather and ignition pattern mitigations when fuels constrain desired fire behavior to ensure effective burns.

Citation

McGranahan, Devan Allen, Megan E. Zopfi, and Kathryn A. Yurkonis. "Weather and Fuel as Modulators of Grassland Fire Behavior in the Northern Great Plains." Environmental Management (2022): 1-10.

“Landscape-Level Long-Term Biological Research and Monitoring Plan for the Crane Trust” #monitoring @CraneTrustNVC @savingcranes

“Landscape-Level Long-Term Biological Research and Monitoring Plan for the Crane Trust”

This monitoring plan was published Nov. 4, 2022. The plan can be accessed for free via the DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln (https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/zeabook/130/).

Description

Our obligation is to make sure we are effectively utilizing science to meet the objectives of the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust (1981) laid out in its charter “to rehabilitate and preserve a portion of the habitat for Whooping Cranes and other migratory birds in the Big Bend reach of the Platte River between Overton and Chapman (i.e., Central Platte River Valley), Nebraska”. The original declaration is aimed at maintaining “the physical, hydrological, and biological integrity of the Big Bend area as a life-support system for the Whooping Crane and other migratory species that utilize it.” It was clear from the institution’s founding that to accomplish this goal it was necessary to study the effectiveness of land conservation and management actions in providing habitat for Whooping Cranes and other migratory bird species. Quality habitat necessarily comprises all the components that Whooping Cranes and other migratory bird life require to complete their migrations –food and shelter– including nutrient rich diet items such as invertebrates, vascular plants, herpetofauna, fish, and small mammals as well as suitable roosting and foraging locations including wide braided rivers and undisturbed wet meadows (Allen 1952; Steenhof et al. 1988; Geluso 2013; Caven et al. 2019, 2021). Article “A” of the Crane Trust’s (1981) declaration is “to establish a written habitat monitoring plan which can be used to describe change in…[habitat] within the Big Bend of the Platte River…utilized by Sandhill Cranes and Whooping Cranes….” Following initial inventories including avian (Hay and Lingle 1982), vegetation (Kolstad 1981; Nagel 1981), small mammals (Springer 1981), herpetofauna (Jones et al. 1981), insects (Ratcliffe 1981), and fish (Cochar and Jenson 1981), a variety of excellent research has continued at the Crane Trust (https://cranetrust.org/conservation-research/publications/). However, despite the clarity of the Trust’s original declaration, long-term habitat monitoring has not progressed unabated throughout the history of the Crane Trust.

Citation

Caven, Andrew J., Joshua D. Wiese, Bethany L. Ostrom, Kelsey C. King, Jenna M. Malzahn, David M. Baasch, and Brice Krohn. "Landscape-Level Long-Term Biological Research and Monitoring Plan for the Crane Trust." (2022).

Editors Note

This monitoring guide was developed to support a conservation organization's objectives. The Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust protects land in the Big Bend region of the Platte River in Nebraska, including remnant tallgrass prairie. The monitoring guide is extensive and includes chapters relevant to vegetation monitoring as well as other taxa. "The various monitoring/research plans, including the plot layout, vegetation, avian community, small mammal, water level, slough fish, butterfly species of concern, anuran, aerial Sandhill Crane survey, Greater Prairie-chicken lek survey, Whooping Crane behavior, and Western Prairie Fringed Orchid monitoring plans are included below as chapters."

The authors provide a helpful graphic to summarize where the framework falls on a monitoring-research continuum:

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2022 - Four new studies and two reviews relevant to #rxfire and #pollinators in tallgrass prairies

"2022 - Four new studies and two reviews relevant to prescribed fire and pollinators in tallgrass prairies"

Looking back, 2022 was a productive year for new peer-reviewed science on fire and pollinator management.

We shared new science from Manitoba, which assessed factors affecting the endangered Poweshiek skipperling. This study included time since the last burn as a factor, and the species was found in highest abundance at sites burned 4-6 years earlier. "Poweshiek skipperling is at high risk of imminent extirpation, and we recommend that the management regimes be adjusted to plan for a consistent supply of habitat conditions and plant species composition exemplified by our intermediate burn sites" (Dupont-Morozoff, et al).

There is new science from southern Wisconsin that focused on bumble bees. A restrospective study from Minnesota concluded that, in general, bees and butterflies respond differently to burn history, and the authors stressed, "These findings highlight the challenges of designing management plans tailored to wide groups of pollinators and the potential pitfalls of using one group of pollinators as indicators for another" (Leone, et al).

The majority of new pollinator-focused papers we highlighted in 2022 were from grasslands, but we did include the review "Fire and Insect Interactions in North American Forests." The review included 30 publications focused on pollinators, including research conducted across North America as well as in our region's tallgrass prairies, oak savannas, and oak barrens (e.g. research on the endangered Karner blue butterfly). The authors addressed six variables that affect pollinators (and other species) - "...[t]hese include fire severity (low vs. high), fire interval (short vs. long), fire size (small vs. large), vertical spread (ground vs. crown), horizontal spread (patchy vs. continuous), and seasonality (summer/autumn vs. winter/spring)."

Is there new science on fire and pollinators relevant to our region that we missed? Please let us know via @strictlyfiresci on Twitter or email - tpos.firescience (at) gmail.com.

Six pollinator-focused articles from 2022

From Wisconsin

“Within-Year Effects of Prescribed Fire on Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and Floral Resources”

This open access article was published in January 2022 in the Journal of Insect Science.
Access the article through the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab107)

From Oklahoma (Flint Hills tallgrass prairie)

“The Impact of Fire on Nectar Quality and Quantity for Insect Pollinator Communities”

This article was published April 2022 in the journal The American Midland Naturalist.

Access the article through the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-187.2.268)

From Manitoba (tallgrass prairie)

“An Assessment of Prairie Management Practices for Maintaining Habitat Quality for the Endangered Poweshiek Skipperling Butterfly in Canada”

This article was published in August 2022 in the journal The American Midland Naturalist. Access the article via the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-188.1.74)

Regional review

"The Birds and the Bees: Producing Beef and Conservation Benefits on Working Grasslands"

This open access article was published Aug. 17, 2022, in the journal Agronomy. Access the article through the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12081934)

Review

"Fire and Insect Interactions in North American Forests"

This review article was published Aug. 19, 2022, in Current Forestry Reports. Access the article for free from the USDA Forest Service’s Treesearch database (https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/64856)

From Minnesota (tallgrass prairie)

“Divergent responses of butterflies and bees to burning and grazing management in tallgrass prairies”

This open access article was published Dec. 4, 2022, in the journal Ecology and Evolution. Access the article via the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9532)

“Prescribed burning of endophyte-infected tall fescue plots: Effects on forage production, ergot-like alkaloid concentrations, and botanical composition” @muextension @oakfirescience #grasslands #rxfire

“Prescribed burning of endophyte-infected tall fescue plots: Effects on forage production, ergot-like alkaloid concentrations, and botanical composition”

This article was published online Dec. 9, 2022, in the journal Applied Animal Science. Access the article via the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.15232/aas.2022-02324)

[Editor's note - For those who don't know the context of this research, here is an overview of Kentucky 31 tall fescue and the problems that alkaloids cause in livestock - https://u.osu.edu/beef/2018/02/28/tall-fescue-and-its-endophyte-implications-for-your-farm/]

Abstract

Objective

Our objective was to evaluate the effects of early-spring prescribed fire on forage production and botanical composition in Kentucky 31 tall fescue plots.

Materials and Methods

Treatments were applied in a completely randomized design with 10 plots per treatment. Treatments were (1) no burn (CON), (2) March mowed (MWD), (3) March burn (EBRN, early burn), and (4) April burn (LBRN, late burn). Beginning in May and repeated monthly until October, tall fescue tillers were hand clipped at ground level while walking an “X” pattern. In May of each year, tall fescue seedheads were counted in twelve 0.09-m2 quadrats per plot, and species frequencies were recorded. Species frequency was collected again in October.

Results and Discussion

Tall fescue seedheads were reduced by 72% (P < 0.01) for LBRN. Spring forage accumulation was reduced (P < 0.01) by MWD, EBRN, and LBRN treatments, with EBRN and LBRN having a greater reduction (P = 0.03) than MWD. Nonfescue forage species frequency increased (P ≤ 0.01) in October for LBRN. Ergovaline concentration did not differ (P = 0.57) among treatments but differed (P = 0.01) by month, with a substantial increase in June compared with other months.

Implications and Applications

Early-spring prescribed fire reduced tall fescue seedhead production; however, fire also reduced forage production. Removal of a portion of seedheads from tall fescue plots did not affect ergovaline concentration in plant samples. Thus, future research should evaluate ergot-like alkaloid concentrations in various plant parts from tall fescue subjected to seedhead control measures.

Keywords: beef cattle; ergot-like alkaloids; forages; tall fescue; invasive species; prescribed fire

Citation

Bailey, Eric A., Kevin R. Meng, Derek W. Brake, Xiangwei Du, and Joshua M. Zeltwanger. "Prescribed burning of endophyte-infected tall fescue plots: Effects on forage production, ergot-like alkaloid concentrations, and botanical composition." Applied Animal Science 38, no. 6 (2022): 551-559.

“Divergent responses of butterflies and bees to burning and grazing management in tallgrass prairies” #grassland #rxfire #pollinators @julia_leone @usgs

“Divergent responses of butterflies and bees to burning and grazing management in tallgrass prairies”

This open access article was published Dec. 4, 2022, in the journal Ecology and Evolution. Access the article via the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9532)

Abstract

Butterflies and bees contribute significantly to grassland biodiversity and play important roles as pollinators and herbivores. Grassland conservation and management must be seen through the lens of insect conservation and management if these species are to thrive. In North America, grasslands are a product of climate and natural disturbances such as fire and grazing. These natural disturbances have changed considerably since European colonization and subsequent landscape fragmentation.

The aim of this study was to better understand the impacts of fire and grazing management on butterfly and bee communities in tallgrass prairie, enabling land managers and conservationists to better protect and manage remnant prairie. We examined butterfly and bee abundance, species richness, and diversity in Minnesota tallgrass prairies managed by grazing or fire. In 2016 and 2017, we surveyed butterflies, bees, vegetation, and surrounding land use at 20 remnant prairies (10 burned and 10 grazed) with known management histories.

Butterfly and bee abundance at our study sites were significantly negatively correlated. Butterfly abundance, but not species richness, was higher in burned than grazed prairies, and prairie-associated grass-feeding butterflies were more abundant at sites with higher plant species richness. Bee abundance was unrelated to management type but was higher at sites with sandier soils; bee species richness was positively associated with forb frequency.

These findings highlight the challenges of designing management plans tailored to wide groups of pollinators and the potential pitfalls of using one group of pollinators as indicators for another. They also point to the importance of a mosaic of management practices across the prairie landscape.

Keywords: grassland insect conservation; grassland management; ground-nesting bees; pollinator conservation; prairie butterflies; prescribed fire

Citation

Leone, Julia. B., Nora P. Pennarola, Jennifer L. Larson, Karen Oberhauser, and Diane L. Larson. “Divergent responses of butterflies and bees to burning and grazing management in tallgrass prairies.” Ecology and Evolution, 12, e9532 (2022).

“An Assessment of Prairie Management Practices for Maintaining Habitat Quality for the Endangered Poweshiek Skipperling Butterfly in Canada” #rxfire #pollinators @J_Henault @NCC_CNC

“An Assessment of Prairie Management Practices for Maintaining Habitat Quality for the Endangered Poweshiek Skipperling Butterfly in Canada”

This article was published in August 2022 in the journal The American Midland Naturalist. Access the article via the permanent web address (DOI) (https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-188.1.74)

Abstract

The Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) was once a common prairie butterfly in central North America, but is now critically endangered in Canada and the United States. The Poweshiek skipperling is confined to the largest remaining tall grass prairie in Canada, which is currently managed using grazing and fire to maintain prairie habitat and prevent forest and shrub encroachment. To support re-introduction, restocking, and recovery of this critically endangered species, it is necessary to understand the habitat conditions preferred by skipperlings. By surveying prairie sites with Poweshiek skipperling across age and treatment categories (1–2 y since burn, 4–6 y since burn, >15 y since burn, and grazing), we identified commonly-used nectar plants and recorded physical variables known to influence plant diversity. We measured soil variables, including macronutrients, compaction, pH, texture, and moisture content, and used multivariate statistics to test for significant differences in site characteristics and plant community across treatments. For each site, we captured plant diversity, abundance, and cover, as well as total plant biomass. We found the oldest burn sites had the fewest skipperlings. Intermediate burn sites and lightly grazed sites contained the most skipperlings. In 95% of nectaring observations, adult skipperlings were feeding on Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), upland white aster (Solidago ptarmicoides), and Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris). Characteristics in the physical components of sites and plant communities did not significantly differ across treatment types for most variables with the exception of the oldest burns, which showed significantly higher levels of soil compaction, live biomass, bare ground, less flowering species during the flight period, less flowering stems, and increased presence of nonnative and invasive species. Poweshiek skipperling is at high risk of imminent extirpation, and we recommend that the management regimes be adjusted to plan for a consistent supply of habitat conditions and plant species composition exemplified by our intermediate burn sites. We suggest fire return intervals of 4–6 y using patch burns in combination with grazing, permitted at times that minimize the impact on immature stages of Poweshiek skipperling. This management is needed to provide suitable habitat conditions to maintain the current population and allow for successful restocking and recovery.

Citation:

Dupont-Morozoff, Jaimée, Richard Westwood, and Justis Henault. "An Assessment of Prairie Management Practices for Maintaining Habitat Quality for the Endangered Poweshiek Skipperling Butterfly in Canada." The American Midland Naturalist 188, no. 1 (2022): 74-101.