HOW FAR did the tallgrass stretch. These patches are vulnerable to invasion by nonnative species, particularly if they are managed in the wrong way. Summer grazing is harmful to tallgrass species , Seastedt said . In contrast, Regular fires help them. Seastedt said he is hopeful that Boulder s tallgrass prairie will remain healthy if these things are kept in mind Passive construction here.
Passive constructions fail to assign responsibility.
Keep that in mind. Species of grass, like all plants and animals within an ecosystem, are in constant competition with each other for resources for water, sunlight and various nutrients. Animal grazing and the suppression of fire both have the power to shift the balance in this competition , Seastedt said . Four grass species are dominant in the tallgrass prairie. Like all plants, they convert carbon dioxide into sugar by using sunlight, water and nutrients from the soil.