Establishing Native Shade‐tolerant Perennials in Highly Degraded Woodlands (Iowa)
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2005-09
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© 2005 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
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Most of the remnant upland hardwood forests in the predominantly agricultural regions of the Midwest have been disturbed by human-related activities, especially cattle grazing, and many have understories that have been converted to
non-native grasses and forbs (Whitney 1994). Due to the dearth of techniques for restoring native perennial species to these sites (but see ER19(3):172-174), I designed a study to 1) investigate methods for replacing an understory of exotics
with native perennials that tolerate the shade or mixed sun and shade environments often found beneath the broken canopy of highly disturbed forested areas, and 2) identify cost-effective methods for establishing a basic native perennial
understory within two years after sowing.
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This is a manuscript of an article published as Mabry, C.M. Establishing Native Shade‐tolerant Perennials in Highly Degraded Woodlands (Iowa). Ecological Restoration v. 23: n. 3, Septemer 2005. © 2005 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All rights reserved. doi:10.3368/er.23.3.196. Posted with permission.