Graduate College Brown Bag Lecture

Monday, March 2, 2015 - 12:00 pm

Mark Myers, associate professor of biology, will present Assessing the Wildlife Habitat Value of Diverse Prairie Plantings Managed as Agroenergy Crops in an Agricultural Landscape.  Bring your lunch; cookies will be provided.

Myers' research aims to determine optimal methods for managing tallgrass prairie vegetation as an agroenergy crop while maintaining high-quality habitat for native wildlife.  For the past 5 years, he and his students have annually monitored habitat conditions and bird and butterfly community dynamics at an experimental research site to explore the prediction that more diverse agroenergy crops will support a greater abundance and diversity of wildlife over time.  

Location: 
Presidential Room, Maucker Union
Contact Information
Name: 
Cheryl Nedrow
Phone: 
(319) 273-2748
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