Traditional grassland management and surrounding land use drive the abundance of a prairie plant species in urban areas

It was revealed that urban populations of A. patens are positively correlated with grazing and burning. Proportion of urbanized land was negatively correlated with A. patens population size while natural habitat had a positive effect. It is argued that preservation of sufficiently large natural remnants, appropriate management and restoration projects are necessary for the conservation of populations of A. patens in urban landscapes.