The Best Biome

#1 – Prairie Dogs Required

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Episode Notes

Our first episode has Nicole talking about prairie dogs, go figure. They not only help to increase plant and animal diversity around their burrows, but are also very tasty snacks. Nicole believes that without prairie dogs, we would have no prairies.

Thanks for listening to our weekly ~~love letter~~ podcast exploring a straightforward thesis: grasslands are the best biome. We'll see you next week!

Primary Sources:

  • Con Slobodchikoff, "Prairie Dogs: Prairie Dogs: Communication and Community in an Animal Society," and various publications.
  • Effects of black-tailed prairie dogs on plant communities in complex urban landscapes (Beals, Stower; et al)
  • Community dynamics on grazed mixed-grass prairie (Rose Lipinski)

    • Prairie Dogs: America's Meerkats - Language (Youtube)

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