Jackson Prairie
The Jackson Prairie is a 611,200-acre (247,300 ha)[1] temperate grassland ecoregion in Mississippi. It is a disjunct of the Black Belt (or Black Prairie) physiographic area.[2]
Description
The prairie is a narrow strip across the state from the Mississippi River to the border of Alabama. It is only 40 miles (64 km) across at its widest,[3] and generally 10–30 miles (16–48 km) wide. It runs in a diagonal line from near Jackson in the northwest, through Bienville National Forest and southeast to the Alabama border.[4]
The contrast between the
The prairies depend on periodic outbreaks of fire to keep the forest from overgrowing the prairie.
Flora and fauna
The prairie used to support quantities of
Conservation
Because of the soil and climate, this ecoregion is ideally suited for farming, leading to most of the prairie being converted into farmland and crop agriculture. There are a few remaining sections in the Bienville National Forest, including the largest remaining undisturbed portion at the Harrell Prairie Botanical Area.[5]
The
See also
- Harrell Prairie Botanical Area
- Texas blackland prairies
References
- ^ a b Cummins, James L. "Grasslands Reserve Program". Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Harrell Prairie Botanical Area". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ISBN 978-1-60354-023-0.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ a b Lowe, Ephraim Noble (1921). Plants of Mississippi: A List of Flowering Plants and Ferns. Hedermann Brothers. p. 47.
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- ^ ISBN 978-0-87805-664-4. Retrieved 2009-03-30.