Subject: Value of
prairie
I'm preparing a presentation for a group of
professional biologists and want to present information about the value of
prairies and am looking for some help.
If you are familiar with specific citations or references,
I would greatly appreciate it.
I have often heard that prairies convert more CO2 to O2
than any other ecotype but have never been able to find the reference. If
you know of it please let me know. Any information about nutrient cycling,
soil building, water infiltration, carbon sinks, biomass, any environmental
benefit would be helpful.
Thanking you in advance,
Jef Hodges
Above and far beyond the "value of Prairie"
consider the native plant community. Of far greater importance to us
all
are the complex interactions of society and these
communities. We have devised every concievable method of
destruction, upon what is considered "wild" and
therefore in need of taming. The value is in our survival as an
interactive
community. Check out these links
