Gopher disturbance and plant diversity in prairie communities
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The diversity of plant species associated with pocket gopher mound disturbance was examined at Frenchman’s Bluff, a prairie on a hill in northwestern Minnesota. Species richness and evenness between disturbed and undisturbed portions of a study area were investigated. An application of the Shannon diversity index to the collected data reveals greater diversity in areas with evidence of pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) activity.
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Student paper, BIOL 3807, 2009
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Akhter, Zoha; Gilliksen, Lorene; Swisher, Nick; Sosa, Tim. (2010). Gopher disturbance and plant diversity in prairie communities. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/60319.
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