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Title: Phenological and climatic patterns in three tallgrass prairies

Abstract

Flowering patterns for a central Illinois tallgrass prairie were studied during the 1983 growing season and compared with those for prairies in Wisconsin and Oklahoma. The distribution of species in flower per month was significantly different (p < 0.05) between the Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Illinois sites. Species that initiated flowering after July 15 tended to flower earlier at northern locations than at southern ones. The number of species in flower per month was correlated with long-term mean monthly temperature and precipitation at all three locations.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Illinois State Univ., Normal
OSTI Identifier:
6129461
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Southwest. Nat.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 32:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CLIMATES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; GRASS; FLOWERS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; ILLINOIS; OKLAHOMA; RANGELANDS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WISCONSIN; DISTRIBUTION; ECOSYSTEMS; FEDERAL REGION V; FEDERAL REGION VI; NORTH AMERICA; PLANTS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; USA; VARIATIONS; 510100* - Environment, Terrestrial- Basic Studies- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Kebart, K K, and Anderson, R C. Phenological and climatic patterns in three tallgrass prairies. United States: N. p., 1987. Web. doi:10.2307/3672006.
Kebart, K K, & Anderson, R C. Phenological and climatic patterns in three tallgrass prairies. United States. https://doi.org/10.2307/3672006
Kebart, K K, and Anderson, R C. 1987. "Phenological and climatic patterns in three tallgrass prairies". United States. https://doi.org/10.2307/3672006.
@article{osti_6129461,
title = {Phenological and climatic patterns in three tallgrass prairies},
author = {Kebart, K K and Anderson, R C},
abstractNote = {Flowering patterns for a central Illinois tallgrass prairie were studied during the 1983 growing season and compared with those for prairies in Wisconsin and Oklahoma. The distribution of species in flower per month was significantly different (p < 0.05) between the Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Illinois sites. Species that initiated flowering after July 15 tended to flower earlier at northern locations than at southern ones. The number of species in flower per month was correlated with long-term mean monthly temperature and precipitation at all three locations.},
doi = {10.2307/3672006},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6129461}, journal = {Southwest. Nat.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 32:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}