2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium
Location
Schindler Education Center, University of Northern Iowa
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Document Type
poster
Abstract
The Pollinator Habitat Enhancement Conservation Reserve Program Practice (CP-42), is designed to provide pollinators a diverse and season-long variety of blooming flora. Although CP-42 plantings include specific, florally rich, prescribed seed mixes, the communities that develop over time can differ from what was originally sown. Understanding how sown and unsown flowering species shift in abundance and composition is critical for evaluating the prairie quality, pollinator support, and long-term ecological outcomes.
Start Date
31-7-2026 11:00 AM
End Date
31-7-2026 1:30 PM
Event Host
Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Advisor
Ai Wen
Department
Department of Biology
Copyright
©2026 Greyson Brandt, Alayna Whitson, Grant Van Nieuwenhuyzen, and Ai Wen
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
1.19 MB
Recommended Citation
Brandt, Greyson; Whitson, Alayna; Van Nieuwenhuyzen, Grant; and Wen, Ai, "Compositional Shifts of Sown and Unsown Flowering Species in CP-42 Habitats" (2026). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 2.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2026/all/2
Compositional Shifts of Sown and Unsown Flowering Species in CP-42 Habitats
Schindler Education Center, University of Northern Iowa
The Pollinator Habitat Enhancement Conservation Reserve Program Practice (CP-42), is designed to provide pollinators a diverse and season-long variety of blooming flora. Although CP-42 plantings include specific, florally rich, prescribed seed mixes, the communities that develop over time can differ from what was originally sown. Understanding how sown and unsown flowering species shift in abundance and composition is critical for evaluating the prairie quality, pollinator support, and long-term ecological outcomes.
