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Oak savanna was a dominant ecosystem in the upper Midwest, but was almost completely destroyed af... more Oak savanna was a dominant ecosystem in the upper Midwest, but was almost completely destroyed after European settlement. In 2005 I conducted a study of a rare high-quality, remnant silt-loam savanna located at Middlefork Savanna in Lake County Illinois. I documented the vegetation structure, composition and diversity of the savanna, assessed changes in these parameters since 1996 under a regime of active management, and assessed how the distribution and richness of ground layer species were associated with light availability and soil conditions.
Oak savanna was a dominant ecosystem in the upper Midwest, but was almost completely destroyed af... more Oak savanna was a dominant ecosystem in the upper Midwest, but was almost completely destroyed after European settlement. In 2005 I conducted a study of a rare high-quality, remnant silt-loam savanna located at Middlefork Savanna in Lake County Illinois. I documented the vegetation structure, composition and diversity of the savanna, assessed changes in these parameters since 1996 under a regime of active management, and assessed how the distribution and richness of ground layer species were associated with light availability and soil conditions.