Study guides for chapter readings
Grading rubric for journal entries
Lecture Topics:
Introduction to Prairies + Tallgrass Prairies
Great Plains (and prairie wetlands)
N.A. grassland origins, IL prairie history
Autecology: prairie plants (prairie plant adaptations)
Communities and Populations
Autecology: Animals (prairie animal adaptations)
Landscape Ecology and Prairie Conservation
Nutrient cycling and disturbance
Introduction to prairie restoration
Prairie management: prescribed burning
