60 years after pioneering survey, Wisconsin prairies are changing rapidly
Saturday, February 20, 2016 - 08:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Between 1947 and 1956, researchers conducted their prairie relic study, surveying more than 200 undisturbed prairie remnants in Wisconsin. Today a graduate student has published a third survey based on Curtis' legacy work. They found that human influence has accelerated the rate of species change in these prairies.