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Liska-Stanek Prairie State Preserve Plants and Wildlife
Liska-Stanek Prairie State Preserve Plants and Wildlife
In the table below:
Click on the Plant, Bird, Reptile and Amphibian, Insect and Arachnid, and Mammal tabs at the bottom of the table to scroll through the lists.
These lists are based on species identified during site visits and sightings submitted using the link in the sub-bullet point below. Submitted species are added to the table as time allows.
Click here if you would like to submit records of plants or wildlife you have seen at this location.
Bloom periods are based on those provided by the Illinois Plants Database.
About the Liska-Stanek Prairie State Preserve
About the Liska-Stanek Prairie State Preserve
The Liska-Stanek Prairie is a 20-acre parcel of virgin prairie dotted with depressoinal wetlands in Webster County, Iowa. With over 160 species of plants, this small site houses an amazing amount of plant diversity.
Click here for a Soil Map for the Liska-Stanek Prairie.
For additional information on this site and nearby parks of interest visit recreationparks.net.
Amenities:
Amenities:
None
Interesting literature
Interesting literature
Click here to view a Google Scholar search for additional literature using the pre-filled search terms of "Anderson Prairie State Preserve Iowa"
Heard, S. B., J. O. Stireman III, J. D. Nason, G. H. Cox, C. R. Kolacz, J. M. Brown. 2006. On the elusiveness of enemy-free space: spatial, temporal, and host-plant-related variation in parasitoid attack rates on three gallmakers of goldenrods. Oecologia 150: 421-434.
Herzberg, Ruth and John Pearson. 2001. The Guide to Iowa’s State Preserves. Bur Oak Guides Iowa City, Iowa. 214 pp. This guide provides information and maps for State Preserves throughout the state of Iowa.
Iowa’s County Conservation System Guide to Outdoor Recreation
Ries, Leslie and D. M. Debinski. 2001. Butterfly responses to habitat edges in the highly fragmented prairies of Central Iowa. Journal of Animal Ecology 70:840-852.
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