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Management of remnant tallgrass prairie by grazing or fire in western Minnesota, 2016-2017

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Start Date
2016-05-31
End Date
2017-09-05

Citation

Larson, D.L., Hernández, D.L., Larson, J.L., Leone, J.B., and Pennarola, N., 2020, Management of remnant tallgrass prairie by grazing or fire in western Minnesota, 2016-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9N8X0ZY.

Summary

We studied the impacts of using cattle grazing or prescribed fire to manage remnant prairies on plant communities and soil characteristics in the prairie parkland province of western Minnesota. These datasets consist of nested frequency plot plant survey data, study site and soil characteristics, and management information taken from 73 sites owned and managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy and private land owners. Because management effects can take many years to become evident, we evaluated response variables on remnant prairies that had been subject to either fire or grazing for at least 10 years prior to our surveys, between 2005-2015.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Diane L Larson, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Originator :
Diane L Larson, Daniel L. Hernández, Jennifer L Larson, Julia B Leone, Nora Pennarola
Metadata Contact :
Jennifer L Larson, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

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Management_of_remnant_tallgrass_prairie_by_grazing_or_fire_in_western_Minnesota_2016-2017.xml
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MN_remnant prairie management_vegetation data_2016-2017.csv 5.64 MB text/csv

Purpose

Data were collected to assess differences in plant communities and soil characteristics in remnant prairies managed with grazing versus burning. This information will help land managers and conservation planners make decisions about implications of management by fire or grazing in remnant prairie.

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