Lukol Directory: Science: Biology: Ecology: Ecosystems: Grasslands, Prairies and Steppes

Prairie Plains Resource Institute
Land trust specializing in prairie and wetland protection and restoration in Nebraska, USA.
http://www.prairieplains.org/

Prairie Wildflowers of Illinois
Descriptions and photographs of Prairie Wildflowers in Illinois. Also includes cultivation requirements, range maps, floral-fauna associations, and other information.
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairi...

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Describes the largest prairie east of the Mississippi River, including natural history, visitor information, field notes, gallery of photos, a downloadable restoration plan and quarterly publication about this prairie.
http://www.fs.fed.us/mntp

Konza Prairie Long Term Ecological Research Program
About the LTER Program and other tallgrass prairie research at the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Manhattan, Kansas.
http://climate.konza.ksu.edu/

Effects of ozone on grassland plant diversity
Research conducted by the Air Pollution / Climate Research Group on the effects of ozone (air pollutant) on the biodiversity of grassland
http://www.uni-giessen.de/biostress/web_sw...

Save the Kasota Prairie, Inc.
Nonprofit organization formed when a Connecticut corporation asked that virgin prairie be rezoned for strip mining.
http://www.skp.org/

British Columbia Grasslands Conservation Council
A link between British Columbia and other grassland related programs in Canada, the United States, and the world.
http://www.bcgrasslands.org/

Database of Flower-Visiting Insects
A database of insects species that visit prairie wildflowers in Illinois and the Midwest.
http://www.shout.net/~jhilty

Tallgrass Ontario
This action oriented network of organizations and individuals seeks to identify, conserve, manage and restore tallgrass prairie, savanna and related ecological communities in Ontario, Canada.
http://www.tallgrassontario.org/

Conversion of arid grasslands to desert shrubland by grazing
Photo essay illustrates the evolution of Mojave and Colorado River native grasslands to desert due to grazing.
http://www.batnet.com/rwc-seed/mojave.html

Tall Grass Prairies of Illinois
Introduction to different kinds of tallgrass prairies in Illinois, describing their history, animals and plants. Includes many photos of prairie plants.
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/tallgrass.h...

Tussock Grassland Management Information System
Information about the ecology and management of the tussock grasslands of New Zealand.
http://www.tussocks.net.nz/

Northern Prairie Biological Resources
Plants and animals of the U.S. northern Great Plains. Species identification, population declines, searchable by type, taxon, or geography.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/resourc...

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