Long-Term Ecological Research Funding By Dr. Eric Watkins Professor, Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics Department of Horticultural Science University of Minnesota
The National Science Foundation funds a number of duct vegetation surveys on lawns in the Twin Cities over the next six years. Our primary goal is to learn if the incluLong-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites across the sion of flowering plants (bee country. Most of these are lawns), either intentionally or natural areas, such as the unintentionally, benefit polliwell-known Cedar Creek nator populations. Ecosystem Science Reserve Our primary goal Researchers from our in East Bethel, MN. Two of is to learn if the inclusion group will be visiting up to these LTERs are urban, cov80 lawns each year, repreering a metropolitan area. of flowering plants (bee lawns), senting a range of manageA team of researchers at the University of Minnesota ment types, and taking either intentionally and a few other institutions, detailed vegetation counts, or unintentionally, documenting which species led by Professor Sarah are present. These assessHobbie in the Department of benefit pollinator populations. ments will also help us learn Ecology, Evolution and about other aspects of turfBehavior, received $7.1 milgrass ecology. lion in funding to make the This is an exciting opporTwin Cities an Urban LTER starting in 2021. tunity for our team to build new collaborations with other As part of this project, we have received funding to conresearchers interested in urban landscapes.
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