Akhter, ZohaGilliksen, LoreneSwisher, NickSosa, Tim2010-04-122010-04-122010-04-12https://hdl.handle.net/11299/60319Student paper, BIOL 3807, 2009The 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.en-USMinnesotaItascadiversitygopherGeomysbursariusScholarly Text or Essay