Research Center
We seek to understand western ecosystems, develop the best methods to restore diverse plant communities to disturbed landscapes, and document how wildlife responds to our efforts. This part of the website shows updates and reports on ongoing research. Each of the subject areas contains a description of projects in that field.
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2024 publications by the MPG plant-soil feedback group
January 3rd, 2025

Research Update
The effect of plant invasion on soil microbial carbon-use efficiency in semi-arid grasslands of the Rocky Mountain West
January 3rd, 2022

Research Report
Milkweed Fungal Associates: Diversity in Soil, Plants and Insects
May 3rd, 2018

Research Update
Knapweed Competitiveness and Soil Moisture
September 1st, 2015

Research Update
Exotic and Native Forbs: Plant Productivity, Soil Respiration, and Soil Nitrogen
January 18th, 2015
By: Morgan McLeod, Kyle Jensen and Ylva Lekberg
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Assessing Plant Root Viability: Method Comparison and Development
July 10th, 2014
By: Morgan Luce and Ylva Lekberg
Research Update
Seedbank Analysis in Crested Wheatgrass and Cheatgrass Restoration Areas
October 14th, 2013

Research Update
Restoration Area Seedbank Analysis
July 30th, 2013

Research Update
Crested Wheatgrass Seedbank
July 8th, 2013

Research Update
Pathogen and AMF Interactions in Native and Exotic Forb Communities
June 6th, 2013

Research Update
2012 Fall Songbird Migration Banding Report
February 15th, 2013
By: Megan Fylling and Kristina Smucker
Research Report
2012 ASC Breeding Season Mist Netting & Bird Banding Report
October 30th, 2012
By: Megan Fylling, Kristina Smucker and Tricia Rodriguez
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Broadcast Seeding on Spotted Knapweed Affected Sites
September 21st, 2012

Research Report
Invasive, Exotic Plants Change Soil Respiration and Soil Moisture
July 2nd, 2012

Research Update
Earth Microbiome Project Update
April 27th, 2012

Research Update
ASC 2011 Fall Songbird Migration Ecology Report
February 14th, 2012
By: Kristina Smucker
Research Report
BREEDING SEASON RESULTS FROM MIST-NETTING & BIRD BANDING EFFORTS ON THE MPG RANCH
November 23rd, 2011
By: Kristina Smucker and Christopher Hansen
Research Report
10-27-11 Restoration Experiments Update
October 28th, 2011

Research Update
Evaluation of Plant Community Changes on Knapweed Plots after Hand-pulling and Seeding
October 20th, 2011

Research Report
Can Seed Agglomeration Technologies Increase Native Species Seeding Success?
October 2nd, 2011

Research Report
How Do Soil Fungi Affect Plant Invasion?
September 23rd, 2011

Research Report
Analysis of Soil Chemical and Physical Properties Under the North Center-Pivot Irrigation System
April 4th, 2011

Research Report
First MPG Isolates of AM Fungi
March 13th, 2011
By: Sean Gibbions and Ylva Lekberg
Research Update
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