Start Date
2019
Description
The summer was spent at Flat Iron Lake in Greenville Michigan. Over the ten weeks two studies were performed. The phenology study looked at the timing of native herbaceous wildflowers and sought to analyze a potential effect of climate change. The second study examined the benefits of performing a controlled burn. The study sought to find a quantifiable benefit to controlled burns by looking at monthly statistics of green plant biomass produced on the control side and burned section of prairie.
Recommended Citation
Koning, Andrew and Warners, Dave, "Quantitative Monthly Analysis of Green Plant Biomass Differences Among Burned and Unburned Prairie Sites & Phenology Study" (2019). Summer Research. 17.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/summer_research/2019/Posters/17
Quantitative Monthly Analysis of Green Plant Biomass Differences Among Burned and Unburned Prairie Sites & Phenology Study
The summer was spent at Flat Iron Lake in Greenville Michigan. Over the ten weeks two studies were performed. The phenology study looked at the timing of native herbaceous wildflowers and sought to analyze a potential effect of climate change. The second study examined the benefits of performing a controlled burn. The study sought to find a quantifiable benefit to controlled burns by looking at monthly statistics of green plant biomass produced on the control side and burned section of prairie.