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Research
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Research Reports
The Living Roadway Trust Fund was established to promote
the implementation of integrated roadside vegetation
management (IRVM) activities--including the
preservation, establishment, and maintenance of native
vegetation--along Iowa's roadsides. To better
understand IRVM, and ensure its success,
a portion of LRTF appropriations is used to fund IRVM-related
research. Through the years, the LRTF has
supported the study of a wide variety
of IRVM issues: from roadside
butterfly habitat to isozyme variation in native
roadside plant species.
A request for research
proposals is occasionally announced. Investigator-initiated research is also considered for
funding. Specific requirements for research
proposals are included in the
LRTF Grant Application. Deadline for submission of proposals is
June 1.
The following research proposals have been accepted for
funding in 2010:
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Impact of roadside
prairie plantings on plant and insect communities
Kirk Larsen, Luther College
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Do fire and seed additions alter strong seed timing and
priority effects on prairie establishment?
Brian Wilsey and Leanne Martin, Iowa
State University
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The effects
of mycorrhizal inoculants and micronutrients on early
plant establishment on a tallgrass prairie
reconstruction
Daryl Smith, University of Northern Iowa
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The effects of
seeding time on emergence and growth of prairie grasses,
sedges, legumes and forbs
Daryl Smith, University of Northern Iowa
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Comparison of water interception and
infiltration by selected grass dominated communities
Daryl Smith, University of Northern Iowa
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Use of roadside
prairie plantings by native bees
Jennifer Hopwood
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