1994 Midwest Oak Savanna Conferences

MIDWEST OAK ECOSYSTEMS RECOVERY PLAN DRAFT September 1994

A savanna is any area where scattered trees and/or shrubs and other large persistent plants occur over a continuous and permanent groundlayer visually dominated by herbs, usually graminoids.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. DEFINITION
2. HISTORIC STATUS
3. CURRENT CONDITION OF REMNANTS
4. CHARACTERIZATION
   
   Table 1:  Midwestern endemic rare plants identified from analysis of Appendices A & B
   Table 2:  Other rare/endangered plants reported from savanna/woodland communities in the Midwest
   Table 3:  Rare Animals of Midwestern Oak Savannas and Woodlands



5. MANAGEMENT
6. GOALS AND STRATEGIES
7. RESEARCH PRIORITIES
8. ROLES AND ACTIONS
9. LITERATURE CITED

Appendix A:  Attachments
Appendix B:  Comprehensive Midwest List of State-listed plants that are reported from savannas
Appendix C:  Geographic Affinities of State-listed Savanna Plant Species
Appendix D:  Status of Rare Animals associated with Midwestern Oak Savannas and Woodlands
Appendix E:  Research Questions for Restoration of Oak Savannas and Woodlands

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