Effect of Plant Litter on Seed Predation in Three Prairie Types

We used low-density seed additions to measure seed predation in eight 8-m × 8-m experimental plots at three prairie sites in 2002 and 20 experimental plots at each site in 2003. We added plant litter to one-half of the experimental plots (treatments), but not the other half (controls). Within each t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American midland naturalist 2006-04, Vol.155 (2), p.278-285
Hauptverfasser:	REED, AARON W, KAUFMAN, GLENNIS A, KAUFMAN, DONALD W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ants Foraging Formicidae Grasses Grasslands Insect colonies Invertebrates Plant litter Poultry litter Prairies Predation Rodents Seed predation Seeds Tallgrass prairies
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