Since the 1500’s there have been changes in the Prairie landscape. These changes are due to the settlement of the prairies from European settlers around 1500. As the population increased, so did the demand for infrastructure and resources. Many forests were removed to make room for settlement and lumber used to build infrastructure. Grasslands were converted into croplands which resulted in changing climates in the prairie regions (Bell, T. J & Jacobs, J. D., 1998). The land became more vulnerable to process like droughts and flooding (Bell, T. J & Jacobs, J. D., 1998). These changing processes have affected the types of tree species found in the prairie regions (Bell, T. J & Jacobs, J. D., 1998).
Since Europeans have inhabited the land in
Since Europeans have inhabited the land in