Patterns of Plant Species Diversity in Remnant and Restored Tallgrass Prairies

Authors

H. Wayne Polley, United States Department of AgricultureFollow
Justin D. Derner, USDA-ARSFollow
Brian J. Wilsey, Iowa State University

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2005

Comments

Published in Restoration Ecology Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 480–487.

Abstract

To restore diversity of native vegetation, we must understand factors responsible for diversity in targeted communities. These factors operate at different spatial scales and may affect the number and relative abundances of species differently. We measured diversity of plant species and functional groups of species in replicated plots within paired restored and remnant (relic) tallgrass prairies at three locations in central Texas, U.S.A.