Faculty Studies of Cowling Arboretum
Citations for Research Papers by Carleton Faculty:
Phil Camill and Mark McKone:
Camill P, McKone MJ, Sturges ST. 2004. Community- and ecosystem-level changes in a species-rich tallgrass prairie restoration. Ecological Applications. 14: 1680-1694.
Utilizing plots in fields across the entire prairie restoration, this study tracked changes in plant communities during the different stages of prairie succession from agricultural fields. Includes analyses of Carbon and Nitrogen levels.
Mark Mckone:
Mckone MJ, Lund CP, O'Brien JM. 1998. Reproductive biology of two dominant prairie grasses (Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans, Poaceae): male-biased sex allocation in wind-pollinated plants? American Journal of Botany. 85: 776-783.
Conducted on Hillside Prairie, this study found the existence of a male-bias sex allocation in wind-pollinated plants.