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Grasshopper and bee communities on Missouri prairies : comparing reconstructions and remnants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
agricultural or wooded land. The success of reconstructed grasslands is often assessed based on the extent to which native prairie plants have reestablished. Invertebrates, which make up a large portion of prairie biodiversity, are often assumed to colonize...
Assessing biotic communities and the capacity of restored bottomland hardwood forested wetlands to provide multiple ecosystem functions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, and associated Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) program were established to restore private marginal agricultural land to wetlands following major wetlands losses throughout...
Evaluating sampling methods and investigating distribution and richness of fish and amphibians in Missouri wetlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
for agriculture and the elimination and degradation of floodplain wetlands due to river management projects account for the destruction of greater than 85 percent of the state's wetland area since the 1780's. River management projects, including damming...
Playa wetland plant and soil response to predicted climate and land use change in the southern Great Plains
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
, and microbial community and structure; (2) compare ecosystem response to changing climatic conditions between Northern (Nebraska) and Southern (Texas) playa soils; and (3) assess effectsof increased agricultural nitrogen inputs on playa plant communities...