Grassland Vegetation Monitoring: A Minnesota Wildlife Action Plan ...

Prairie condition and animal monitoringPrairie condition monitoring variables:1) Percent cover of native prairie vegetation(forbs and grasses)2) Percent cover of specific invasive/exoticspecies (e.g., Bromus inermis, Poa pratensis, Cirsiumarvense, woody vegetation)3) Structural diversity4) Presence of all invasive/exotic species5) Native plant species diversity andcomposition‣ Sensitivity analyses of protocols