Title | Bryopyhtes on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Publication | 1989 |
Authors | Merrill, GL |
Editor | Bragg, TB, Stubbendieck, J |
Publisher | University of Nebraska Press |
Conference Location | Lincoln, NE |
Accession Number | KNZ00246 |
Keywords | tallgrass prairie |
Abstract | Fifty-eight species of mosses (37 genera, 18 families) and 4 species of liverworts (3 genera, 3 families) are reported from Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, a 3,487- hectare tallgrass prairie preserve in northeastern Kansas. Factors affecting the growth and persistence of bryophytes on the prairie are discussed. The occurrence of bryophytes in presettlement tallgrass prairies was probably influenced by natural disturbance due to grazing and recurring fire |