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Brian Obermeyer

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The Nature Conservancy ecologist Chris Helzer asked how big a prairie needs to be in order to maintain ecological functions or, on the flip side, how much habitat fragmentation—breaking up of landscapes into smaller, unconnected, and dissimilar patches—undermines a prairie.

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Jun 1st, 10:35 AM

How Big Does A Prairie Need To Be?

The Nature Conservancy ecologist Chris Helzer asked how big a prairie needs to be in order to maintain ecological functions or, on the flip side, how much habitat fragmentation—breaking up of landscapes into smaller, unconnected, and dissimilar patches—undermines a prairie.

 

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