Species composition, distribution, and phytosociology of Kalsow Prairie, a mesic tall-grass prairie in Iowa

Authors

Jack D. Brotherson, Brigham Young University

Abstract

Species composition, distribution, and phytosociology of an 8 hectare area of tall grass prairie was intensively studied. Elevation and soils data were correlated with species distribution patterns. All species showed a response. Nine general patterns of distribution were observed in relation to elevation and soil types. Ordination and interspecific association analyses were used to identify clusters or groups of species having similar ecological amplitudes. Sporobolis heterolepis is the dominant plant of the upland prairie. The vegetation of the prairie is best described and represented by the continuum concepts of phytosociology.

Recommended Citation

Brotherson, Jack D. (1983) "Species composition, distribution, and phytosociology of Kalsow Prairie, a mesic tall-grass prairie in Iowa," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 43: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol43/iss1/10