Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Archive
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
    • Index/Abstracts
  • Connect
    • Feedback
    • Help
  • Alerts
  • Free Issue
  • Call for Papers
  • Other Publications
    • UWP
    • Land Economics
    • Landscape Journal
    • Native Plants Journal

User menu

  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart

Search

  • Advanced search
Ecological Restoration
  • Other Publications
    • UWP
    • Land Economics
    • Landscape Journal
    • Native Plants Journal
  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart
Ecological Restoration

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Archive
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
    • Index/Abstracts
  • Connect
    • Feedback
    • Help
  • Alerts
  • Free Issue
  • Call for Papers
  • Follow uwp on Twitter
  • Visit uwp on Facebook
Research ArticleArticles

Outcomes of Past Grassland Reconstructions in Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota: Analysis of Practices

Jack Norland, Tyler Larson, Cami Dixon and Kristine Askerooth
Ecological Restoration, December 2015, 33 (4) 408-417; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.33.4.408
Jack Norland
Corresponding author, School of Natural Resource Sciences, Dept. 7150 PO Box 6050, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, .
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: Jack.Norland{at}NDSU.edu
Tyler Larson
The Nature Conservancy’s Northern Tallgrass Prairie Office, 15336 28th Avenue South, Glyndon, Minnesota 56547.
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Cami Dixon
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Dakota Zone Biologist, 5924 19th St. SE, Woodworth, North Dakota 58496.
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Kristine Askerooth
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge, 9754 143-1/2 Ave SE, Cayuga, North Dakota 58013.
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF
Loading

References

    1. Biondini M.E.
    2007. Plant diversity, production, stability, and susceptibility to invasion in restored Northern Tallgrass Prairies (United States). Restoration Ecology 15:77–87.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
    1. Biondini M.E.,
    2. Norland J.E.,
    3. Grygiel C.E.
    2011. Plant richness-biomass relationships in restored northern Great Plains grasslands (USA). International Journal of Ecology 2011: Article ID 856869.
    1. Carter D.L.,
    2. Blair J.M.
    2012. Recovery of native plant community characteristics on a chronosequence of restored prairies seeded into pasture in west-central Iowa. Restoration Ecology 20:170–179.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
    1. Clemen R.T.
    1996. Making Hard Decisions: An Introduction to Decision Analysis. Second edition. Belmont, California: Duxbury Press.
    1. DeKeyser E.S.,
    2. Meehan M.,
    3. Clambey G.,
    4. Krabbenhoft K.
    2013. Cool season invasive grasses in northern Great Plains natural areas. Natural Areas Journal 33: 81–90.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
    1. DiAllesandro A,
    2. Kobiela B.P.,
    3. Biondini M.E.
    2013. Invasion as a function of species diversity: A case study of two restored North Dakota grasslands. Ecological Restoration 31:186–194.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
    1. Dickens S.M.,
    2. Suding K.N.
    2013. Spanning the science-practice divide: Why restoration scientists need to be more involved with practice. Ecological Restoration 31:134–140.
    OpenUrlFREE Full Text
    1. Dufrêne M.,
    2. Legendre P.
    1997. Species assemblages and indicator species: the need for a flexible asymmetrical approach. Ecological Monographs 67:345–366.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
    1. Ellis-Felege S.N.,
    2. Dixon C.S.,
    3. Wilson S.D.
    2013. Impacts and management of invasive cool-season grasses in the Northern Great Plains: Challenges and opportunities for wildlife. Wildlife Society Bulletin 37:510–516.
    OpenUrl
    1. Gleason R.A.,
    2. Laubhan M.K.,
    3. Euliss N.H.
    2008. Ecosystem services derived from wetland conservation practices in the United States Prairie Pothole Region with an emphasis on the US Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Programs. U.S. Geological Professional Paper No. 1745.
    1. Grant T.A.,
    2. Flanders-Wanner B.,
    3. Shaffer T.L.,
    4. Murphy R.K.,
    5. Knutsen G.A.
    2009. An emerging crisis across northern prairie refuges: Prevalence of invasive plants and a plan for adaptive management. Ecological Restoration 27:58–65.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
    1. Guo Q,
    2. Shaffer T.L.,
    3. Buhl T.
    2006. Community maturity, species saturation and the variant diversity–productivity relationships in grasslands. Ecology Letters 9:1284–1292.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
    1. Hendrickson J. R.,
    2. Lund C.
    2010. Plant community and target species affect responses to restoration strategies. Rangeland Ecology & Management 63: 435–442.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
    1. Larson D.L.,
    2. Bright J.B.,
    3. Drobney P.,
    4. Larson J.L.,
    5. Palaia N.,
    6. Rabie P.A.,
    7. Vacek S.,
    8. Wells D.
    2011. Effects of planting method and seed mix richness on the early stages of tallgrass prairie restoration. Biological Conservation 144:3127–3139.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
    1. Laubhan M.K.,
    2. Flanders-Wanner B.,
    3. Laubhan R.A.
    2012. A conceptual approach to evaluating grassland restoration potential on Huron Wetland Management District, South Dakota. U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Technical Publication FWS/BTPR6016–2012.
    1. McCune B,
    2. Grace J.B.,
    3. Urban D.L.
    2002. Analysis of Ecological Communities. Gleneden Beach, OR: MjM software design.
    1. Nemec K.T.,
    2. Allen C.R.,
    3. Helzer C.J.,
    4. Wedin D.A.
    2013. Influence of richness and seeding density on invasion resistance in experimental tallgrass prairie restorations. Ecological Restoration 31:168–185.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
    1. Norland J.,
    2. Fasching S.,
    3. Dixon C.,
    4. Askerooth K.,
    5. Kelsey K.,
    6. Wang G.
    2013. Reduced establishment of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) using functionally similar native forbs. Ecological Restoration 31:144–146.
    OpenUrl
    1. Northern Great Plains Floristic Quality Assessment Panel
    . 2001. Floristic quality assessment for plant communities of North Dakota, South Dakota (excluding the Black Hills), and adjacent grasslands. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/fqa/index.htm (Version 26JAN2001).
    1. Peck J.E.
    2010. Multivariate Analysis for Community Ecologists: Step-by-Step using PC-ORD. Gleneden Beach, OR: MjM software design.
    1. Phillips-Mao L.,
    2. Refsland J.M.,
    3. Galatowitsch S.M.
    2015. Cost-estimation for landscape scale restoration planning in the Upper Midwest, U.S. Ecological Restoration 33:135–146.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
    1. Rowe H.I.
    2010. Tricks of the trade: Techniques and opinions from 38 experts in tallgrass prairie restoration. Restoration Ecology 18:253–262.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
    1. Shaffer T.L.,
    2. Johnson D.H.
    2008. Ways of learning: Observational studies versus experiments. The Journal of Wildlife Management 72:4–13.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
    1. Sutherland W.J.,
    2. Pullin A.S.,
    3. Dolman P.M.,
    4. Knight T.M.
    2004. The need for evidence-based conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 19:305–308.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
    1. Taft J.B.,
    2. Hauser C.,
    3. Robertson K.R.
    2006. Estimating floristic integrity in tallgrass prairie. Biological Conservation 131:42–51.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
    1. Wilsey B.J.
    2010. Productivity and subordinate species response to dominant grass species and seed source during restoration. Restoration Ecology 18:628–637.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
    1. Yurkonis KA,
    2. Wilsey B.J.,
    3. Moloney K.A.,
    4. Drobney P.,
    5. Larson D.L.
    2010a. Seeding method influences warm-season grass abundance and distribution but not local diversity in grassland restoration. Restoration Ecology 18:344–353.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
    1. Yurkonis K.A.,
    2. Wilsey B.J.,
    3. Moloney K.A.,
    4. van der Valk A.G.
    2010b. The impact of seeding method on diversity and plant distribution in two restored grasslands. Restoration Ecology 18:311–321.
    OpenUrlWeb of Science
    1. Yurkonis K.A.
    2013. Can We Reconstruct Grasslands to Better Resist Invasion? Ecological Restoration 31:120–123.
    OpenUrlFREE Full Text
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Ecological Restoration: 33 (4)
Ecological Restoration
Vol. 33, Issue 4
1 Dec 2015
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Index by author
  • Back Matter (PDF)
  • Front Matter (PDF)
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Ecological Restoration.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Outcomes of Past Grassland Reconstructions in Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota: Analysis of Practices
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Ecological Restoration
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Ecological Restoration web site.
Citation Tools
Outcomes of Past Grassland Reconstructions in Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota: Analysis of Practices
Jack Norland, Tyler Larson, Cami Dixon, Kristine Askerooth
Ecological Restoration Dec 2015, 33 (4) 408-417; DOI: 10.3368/er.33.4.408

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Outcomes of Past Grassland Reconstructions in Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota: Analysis of Practices
Jack Norland, Tyler Larson, Cami Dixon, Kristine Askerooth
Ecological Restoration Dec 2015, 33 (4) 408-417; DOI: 10.3368/er.33.4.408
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Dark Diversity in Restorations: Whats missing?
  • Prairie Reconstruction Unpredictability and Complexity: What is the Rate of Reconstruction Failures?
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

Articles

  • Choosing Plant Diversity Metrics: A Tallgrass Prairie Case Study
  • A Conceptual Planning Framework to Improve Integration of Reclamation with Site Remediation
  • Genetic Diversity, Mating System, and Reproductive Output of Restored Melaleuca acuminata Populations are Comparable to Natural Remnant Populations
Show more Articles

Research Article

  • Natural Regeneration Dynamics of Himalayan Forests
  • Effects of Restoration on Small Headwater Stream Quality
  • Container Type but not Substrate or Hydrogel affects Establishment of Sandhill Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata)
Show more Research Article

Similar Articles

Keywords

  • Bromus inermis
  • decision analysis
  • indicator species
  • Poa pratensis
UW Press logo

© 2025 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Powered by HighWire