scholarly journals Observations of American Badgers, Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) (Mammalia, Carnivora), in a restored tallgrass prairie in Illinois, USA, with a new county record of successful reproduction

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 933-937
Author(s):  
John P. Vanek ◽  
Jess Fliginger ◽  
Richard B. King
Keyword(s):  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Nature Conservancy ◽  
Taxidea Taxus ◽  
Breeding Activity ◽  
Row Crop ◽  
Breeding Distribution ◽  
Crop Agriculture ◽  
Prairie Restorations ◽  
Prairie Ecosystem

American Badgers, Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) are poorly studied relative to other North American carnivores. We report on observations of American Badgers within a restored tallgrass prairie ecosystem owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy in Illinois. We documented badgers at six camera locations, including two prairie restorations restored from row crop agriculture in 2002 and 2015. In addition, we confirmed breeding activity in Ogle County, filling a gap in the known breeding distribution of American Badgers in Illinois. We provide context for these observations and suggestions for future research.

scholarly journals Does Pastoral Land-Use Legacy Influence Topsoil Carbon and Nitrogen Accrual Rates in Tallgrass Prairie Restorations?

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 735
Author(s):  
Nicholas Glass ◽  
Brenda Molano-Flores ◽  
Eduardo Dias de Oliveira ◽  
Erika Meraz ◽  
Samira Umar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Soil Nutrient ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Legacy Effects ◽  
Row Crops ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Crop Fields ◽  
Row Crop ◽  
Prairie Restorations

Restoration can recover degraded ecosystems and ecosystem services. However, effects of restoration on soil nutrient accrual are difficult to predict, partly because prior land use affects rates of soil nutrient recovery. In tallgrass prairie restorations, land-use legacy effects have not yet been quantified. We investigated topsoil carbon and nitrogen accrual within seven land-use histories: (1) row crop agriculture, (2) pasture, (3) pasture converted from row crops, (4) prairie restored from row crop, (5) prairie restored from old pasture, (6) bison prairie restored from pasture and row crops, and (7) remnant prairie. Soil samples were collected in 2008 and again in 2018 at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Will County, IL. Soil samples were analyzed for bulk density, root chemistry, macro- and micronutrients, and carbon. Restored prairies contained similar soil bulk densities and rates of topsoil carbon accrual compared to each other in 2018. However, restorations from row cropping accrued nitrogen more slowly than restorations from pastures. Additionally, pastures converted from crop fields exhibited fewer legacy effects than restorations converted from crop fields. This research illustrates land-use legacy effects on soil and nutrients during grassland restorations, with implications for potential restoration trajectories and their role in carbon sequestration and ecosystem functioning.

scholarly journals Lack of eutrophication in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem over 27 years

Ecology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 1225-1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendra K. McLauchlan ◽  
Joseph M. Craine ◽  
Jesse B. Nippert ◽  
Troy W. Ocheltree
Keyword(s):  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Prairie Ecosystem

Land use dynamics within the tallgrass prairie ecosystem: the case for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-300
Author(s):  
Heidi Berger ◽  
Clinton K. Meyer ◽  
Anna Mummert ◽  
Lauren Tirado ◽  
Luis Saucedo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Conservation Reserve Program ◽  
Land Use Dynamics ◽  
Prairie Ecosystem

scholarly journals Coronavirus Impacts on Midwestern Row‐Crop Agriculture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary D. Schnitkey ◽  
Nicholas D. Paulson ◽  
Scott H. Irwin ◽  
Jonathan Coppess ◽  
Bruce J. Sherrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Row Crop ◽  
Crop Agriculture

Atmospheric mercury exchange with a tallgrass prairie ecosystem housed in mesocosms

2008 ◽  
Vol 406 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Stamenkovic ◽  
Mae S. Gustin ◽  
John A. Arnone ◽  
Dale W. Johnson ◽  
Jessica D. Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Atmospheric Mercury ◽  
Prairie Ecosystem

Grain yield response of corn, soybean, and oat grown in a strip intercropping system

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadreza Ghaffarzadeh ◽  
Fernando García Préchac ◽  
Richard M. Cruse
Keyword(s):  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Row Crop ◽  
Dry Conditions ◽  
Crop Agriculture ◽  
Strip Intercropping ◽  
Production Characteristics

AbstractConventional Midwestern U.S. row crop agriculture has created significant environmental problems and made the farm economy reliant on government subsidies. Environmentally friendly and economically profitable alternatives are badly needed. This study addresses production characteristics of strip intercropping, a system that may meet both requirements. Two experiments were conducted in 1989 and 1990: one on a cooperating farmer's field with ridge tillage and the second at a university research farm with conventional tillage. The objective was to evaluate grain yields of different rows in adjoining strips (3.8 or 4.6 m wide) of three crops. Corn, soybean, and oat strips were either inter seeded with nondormant alfalfa or seeded with hairy vetch as a cover crop after oat grain harvest. Outside corn rows had significantly higher yields than center rows in 1990, when plant water stress was low, but under dry conditions in 1989, early season competition for water caused corn to yield less in the row bordering oat than in the row bordering soybean. Comparative soybean yields in border and center rows also depended on rainfall; with adequate water, soybean yield next to the oat strip was greater than or equal to yield in the center of the strip. Oat border rows yielded higher than those in the oat strip center. Timing differences in crop life cycles and water availability seem to influence how these crop species interact, particularly at the border positions. Overall, the strip intercropping system seems a suitable alternative to current practices.

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