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Re: prairie insects and fire

I didn't know there was and Iowa native plants list.  How do you join?

Botanically,


Mr. Kelly D. Norris
Master Gardener/Freelance Writer
Bedford, Iowa
Zone 4b/5a
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Trager" <James.Trager@mobot.org>
To: <prairie@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 10:23 AM
Subject: prairie insects and fire


> Prairie diversity enthusiasts:
>
> There has been a lively discussion about prairie insects and fire going on
> at the Iowa native plants list. I hope to widen the circle to this list.
>
> The discussion concerns the benefits and possible damage to  invertebrates
> through burning. People seem to pretty much agree that soil-nesting kinds
> have a good degree of protection from fire, and that they may even be
> favored by burning. Some questions that have come up are:
>
> How do different burning regimes, especially seasonality and intensity
> factors, conserve invertebrates while still benefitting the overal
> community?
>
> Do effective management alternatives to burning exist which can be used
> alone or in alternation with burning to conserve insects?
>
> Are effects different in different parts of the prairie ecoregion?
>
> Are there conservative invertebrates in prairie plantings (reconstructed
> prairie vegetation) worth worrying about, or does this concern deal only
> with remnants?
>
> Just because a prairie looks good to us after burning, does that mean it
is
> really in the peak of it health and expression of its overall, especially
> invertebrate animal diversity?
>
> I welcome your comments on these and related issues.
>
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