2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

Location

John Deere Auditorium, Curris Business Building, University of Nothern Iowa

Presentation Type

Open Access Poster Presentation

Document Type

poster

Abstract

Tallgrass prairie historically dominated the landscape of Iowa; however, most of this land has been converted for agricultural production [2]. Land use intensification has resulted in habitat degradation and diminished ecosystem services [4]. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) addresses such conservation challenges by compensating farmers for setting aside cultivated land and planting it to native species [3]. This project assesses the performance of three CRP programs with respect to pollinator habitat. The guiding research questions for this project are as follows:

  1. How does seed mix and planting time affect the quantity and richness of early-summer floral resources?
  2. Are there interactions between seed mix and planting time that affect the quantity and richness of early-summer floral resources?
  3. What is the contribution of sown and unsown species by treatment?

Start Date

26-7-2024 11:00 AM

End Date

26-7-2024 1:30 PM

Event Host

Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa

Faculty Advisor

Laura Jackson

Department

Department of Biology

Department

Tallgrass Prairie Center

File Format

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Jul 26th, 11:00 AM Jul 26th, 1:30 PM

Effect of Seed Mix Design and Planting Time on Early-Summer Floral Resources

John Deere Auditorium, Curris Business Building, University of Nothern Iowa

Tallgrass prairie historically dominated the landscape of Iowa; however, most of this land has been converted for agricultural production [2]. Land use intensification has resulted in habitat degradation and diminished ecosystem services [4]. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) addresses such conservation challenges by compensating farmers for setting aside cultivated land and planting it to native species [3]. This project assesses the performance of three CRP programs with respect to pollinator habitat. The guiding research questions for this project are as follows:

  1. How does seed mix and planting time affect the quantity and richness of early-summer floral resources?
  2. Are there interactions between seed mix and planting time that affect the quantity and richness of early-summer floral resources?
  3. What is the contribution of sown and unsown species by treatment?