1.   But the effects are devastating for prairie plants and animals.

2.   Part of the affinity for prairie plants, he said, stems from the fact that no artificial life-support is necessary, as with sod.

3.   The diversity of prairie plants and their adaptations to the climate and soils may hold invaluable secrets for agriculture and medicine.

4.   They are tough prairie plants, ones that can take both drought and deluge in their stride.

5.   Last summer, researchers started studying the best ways to restore the oaks and prairie plants and whether cattle thrive on eating shrubs.