Rethinking the costs and benefits of habitat modification

[Lynn A. Braband]

https://wildlife.org/rethinking-the-costs-and-benefits-of-habitat-modification/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9KqYr5a4X9wGJmTb_w3mZ32d0CA-Jk99I_GdAL7KrfH86kvqMue-xnzXUniog4Ibd5DgaDfNkumDGqDgylBNGBbWkikQ&_hsmi=379048628

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[Jeffrey Reed]

Interesting article Lynn and if you add to this the increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere which tends to accelerate the growth of woody plants at the expense of grasses, it helps explain the changes taking place in the American prairie where just maintaining habitat rather than actually modifying it is becoming more challenging.  I manage my property for grassland birds - Bobolink, E. Meadowlark, Savannah Sparrow - and promote goldenrod, milkweed and joe pye weed on the edges while fighting back woody invasives like multiflora rose, great willowherb and honeysuckle.  Every year it gets harder and I get older. LOL

https://prairieecologist.com/2025/07/16/learning-how-to-live-with-shrubbier-grasslands-part-1-the-why/

Cheers,

Jeff

On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM Lynn A. Braband <la...@cornell.edu> wrote:

https://wildlife.org/rethinking-the-costs-and-benefits-of-habitat-modification/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9KqYr5a4X9wGJmTb_w3mZ32d0CA-Jk99I_GdAL7KrfH86kvqMue-xnzXUniog4Ibd5DgaDfNkumDGqDgylBNGBbWkikQ&_hsmi=379048628

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