Eighty-three species of vascular plants were inventoried on the prairie relict during peak dickcissel nesting. Based on foliar cover and occurrence frequency, the five dominant plants were heath aster (Aster ericoides), eastern gammagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), sensitive briar (Schrankia roemeriana) and meadow dropseed (Sporobolus asper). Sixty-one percent of dickcissel nests were constructed on or immediately next to three plant species: eastern gammagrass, sensitive briar and green milkweed.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278787 |
Date | 05 1900 |
Creators | Steigman, Kenneth Lee |
Contributors | Fitzpatrick, Lloyd C., Zimmerman, Earl G., Beitinger, Thomas L., Dickson, Kenneth L., Stewart, Kenneth W., Thompson, Kenneth Neil |
Publisher | University of North Texas |
Source Sets | University of North Texas |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | viii, 133 leaves: ill., maps, Text |
Coverage | United States - Texas - Collin County |
Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Steigman, Kenneth Lee |
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