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The effect of burning and insect herbivory on seed production of two prairie forbs
Author(s): M. A. Davis, K. M. Lemon, A. M. Dybvig
Year: 1987
Journal Link: http://www.sdstate.edu/nrm/organizations/gpnss/tpn/
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Pages: 93-100
Article Topic(s): Disturbance,Seed increase,Seed collecting
Research Setting(s): Prairie
Species Referenced: Ratibida pinnata (Grayhead coneflower),
Abstract
Evaluates the effects of burning and insect herbivory on seed production of Ratibida pinnata and Monarda fistulosa. Burning and herbivory increased seed production in R. pinnata but decreased it in M. fistulosa.Suggested Citation
M. A. Davis, K. M. Lemon, and A. M. Dybvig. "The effect of burning and insect herbivory on seed production of two prairie forbs." Prairie Naturalist 19.2 (1987): 93-100.Go back