Author: Henry Allan Gleason
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Category : Phytogeography
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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The Vegetational History of the Middle West
Author: Henry Allan Gleason
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Category : Phytogeography
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Category : Phytogeography
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Vegetational History of the Ozark Forest
Author: Julian Alfred Steyermark
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Category : Forest ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Category : Forest ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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The Shaping of America's Heartland
Author: Betty Flanders Thomson
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Thomson presents a detailed history of the natural events that shaped the terrain of the Middle West and an interpretation of the dynamic forces which continue to change its landscapes. Drawing on the sciences of ecology, botany and geology, she describes a land of magnificent fertility and mineral wealth and traces man's influence on the land back to the Indians and the lives and efforts of the early settlers and farmers.
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Thomson presents a detailed history of the natural events that shaped the terrain of the Middle West and an interpretation of the dynamic forces which continue to change its landscapes. Drawing on the sciences of ecology, botany and geology, she describes a land of magnificent fertility and mineral wealth and traces man's influence on the land back to the Indians and the lives and efforts of the early settlers and farmers.
Final Report to National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center on Vegetation and Fire History at Voyageurs National Park
Author: Albert M. Swain
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Wetlands of the American Midwest
Author: Hugh Prince
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226682803
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. In this readable and objective account, Hugh Prince examines literary evidence as well as government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes toward wetlands in the American Midwest. As attitudes changed, so did scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land. Originally viewed as bountiful sources of wildlife by indigenous peoples, wet areas called "wet prairies," "swamps," or "bogs" in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were considered productive only when drained for agricultural use. Beginning in the 1950s, many came to see these renamed "wetlands" as valuable for wildlife and soil conservation. Prince's book will appeal to a wide readership, ranging from geographers and environmental historians to the many government and private agencies and individuals concerned with wetland research, management, and preservation.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226682803
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. In this readable and objective account, Hugh Prince examines literary evidence as well as government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes toward wetlands in the American Midwest. As attitudes changed, so did scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land. Originally viewed as bountiful sources of wildlife by indigenous peoples, wet areas called "wet prairies," "swamps," or "bogs" in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were considered productive only when drained for agricultural use. Beginning in the 1950s, many came to see these renamed "wetlands" as valuable for wildlife and soil conservation. Prince's book will appeal to a wide readership, ranging from geographers and environmental historians to the many government and private agencies and individuals concerned with wetland research, management, and preservation.
History and Ecology
Author: James Claude Malin
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803281257
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
James C. Malin (1893-1979) was a pioneering historian of the Midwest, trained in ecology, agronomy, and social science methodology. His holistic view of human and natural history produced brilliant and still controversial interpretations. This collection makes accessible a broad selection from among his eighteen books and nearly one hundred articles.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803281257
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
James C. Malin (1893-1979) was a pioneering historian of the Midwest, trained in ecology, agronomy, and social science methodology. His holistic view of human and natural history produced brilliant and still controversial interpretations. This collection makes accessible a broad selection from among his eighteen books and nearly one hundred articles.
Fire Regimes and Ecosystem Properties
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Category : Ecological succession
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Category : Ecological succession
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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American Geography: Inventory & Prospect
Author: Preston Everett James
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
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Category : Geographers
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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Publisher: Syracuse University Press
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Category : Geographers
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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General Technical Report NC.
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Biological Diversity
Author: Michael A. Huston
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521369305
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
The key to preserving and managing biodiversity is understanding which processes are important at different scales, and how changes affect different components of biodiversity. In this book, existing theories on diversity are synthesised into a logical framework. Global and landscape-scale patterns of biodiversity are described in the first section. In the second, the spatial and temporal dynamics of diversity are emphasised. The third section develops an integrated set of mechanistic explanations for diversity patterns at the levels of population, community, ecosystem and landscape. Finally, case studies examine diversity patterns in marine and terrestrial ecosystems and the effects of biological invasions. The book concludes with a discussion of the economics of preserving biological diversity. This book will interest research workers and students of ecology, biology and conservation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521369305
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
The key to preserving and managing biodiversity is understanding which processes are important at different scales, and how changes affect different components of biodiversity. In this book, existing theories on diversity are synthesised into a logical framework. Global and landscape-scale patterns of biodiversity are described in the first section. In the second, the spatial and temporal dynamics of diversity are emphasised. The third section develops an integrated set of mechanistic explanations for diversity patterns at the levels of population, community, ecosystem and landscape. Finally, case studies examine diversity patterns in marine and terrestrial ecosystems and the effects of biological invasions. The book concludes with a discussion of the economics of preserving biological diversity. This book will interest research workers and students of ecology, biology and conservation.