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Two decades of prairie restoration at Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Research, 1996.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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26 pages : digital, PDF file
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Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Research, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Successional Restoration is the method being used to restore the prairie at Fermilab on the former agricultural fields. This involves an initial planting, using aggressive species that have wide ecological tolerances which will grow well on abandoned agricultural fields. Collectively, these species are designated as the prairie matrix. The species used for this prairie matrix compete with and eventually eliminate most weedy species. They also provide an adequate fuel load capable of sustaining a fire within a few years after a site has been initially planted. Associated changes in the biological and physical structure of the soil help prepare the way for the successful introduction of plants of the later successional species. Only after the species of the prairie matrix are well established, is the species diversity increased by introducing species with narrower ecological tolerances. These species are thus characteristic of the later successional stages.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:fnal/c--96/440
E 1.99: conf-9610263--1
conf-9610263--1
fnal/c--96/440
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Published through SciTech Connect.
12/31/1996.
"fnal/c--96/440"
" conf-9610263--1"
"DE97051170"
North American Prairie conference, St. Charles, IL (United States), 23-25 Oct 1996.
Becker, M.K.; Betz, R.F.; Lootens, R.J.
Funding Information
AC02-76CH03000
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