Author: Paul G. RisserPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The True Prairie Ecosystem
Author: Paul G. RisserPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The True Prairie Ecosystem
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780686974826
Category : Prairie ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Prairie Plants and Their Environment
Author: John Ernest WeaverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Assessment of Grassland Ecosystem Conditions in the Southwestern United States
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecological disturbances
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Assessment of Grassland Ecosystem Conditions in the Southwestern United States: without special title
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecological disturbances
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation Area
Author: A Centennial History of the Ecological Society of America
Author: Frank N. EgertonPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1498700705
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) is the largest professional society devoted to the science of ecology. A Centennial History of the Ecological Society of America tells the story of ESA's humble beginnings, growing from approximately 100 founding members and a modest publication of a few pages to a m
The Ecology and Management of Prairies in the Central United States
Author: Chris HelzerPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587299313
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Most prairies exist today as fragmented landscapes, making thoughtful and vigilant management ever more important. Intended for landowners and managers dedicated to understanding and nurturing their prairies as well as farmers, ranchers, conservationists, and all those with a strong interest in grasslands, ecologist Chris Helzer’s readable and practical manual educates prairie owners and managers about grassland ecology and gives them guidelines for keeping prairies diverse, vigorous, and viable. Chapters in the first section, "Prairie Ecology," describe prairie plants and the communities they live in, the ways in which disturbance modifies plant communities, the animal and plant inhabitants that are key to prairie survival, and the importance of diversity within plant and animal communities. Chapters in the second section, "Prairie Management," explore the adaptive management process as well as guiding principles for designing management strategies, examples of successful management systems such as fire and grazing, guidance for dealing with birds and other species that have particular habitat requirements and with the invasive species that have become the most serious threat that prairie managers have to deal with, and general techniques for prairie restoration. Following the conclusion and a forward-thinking note on climate change, eight appendixes provide more information on grazing, prescribed fire, and invasive species as well as bibliographic notes, references, and national and state organizations with expertise in prairie management. Grasslands can be found throughout much of North America, and the ideas and strategies in this book apply to most of them, particularly tallgrass and mixed-grass prairies in eastern North Dakota, eastern South Dakota, eastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, northwestern Missouri, northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin, and southwestern Minnesota. By presenting all the factors that promote biological diversity and thus enhance prairie communities, then incorporating these factors into a set of clear-sighted management practices, The Ecology and Management of Prairies in the Central United States presents the tools necessary to ensure that grasslands are managed in the purposeful ways essential to the continued health and survival of prairie communities.
Grasses and Grassland Ecology
Author: David J. GibsonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019852918X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
This book is the most up to date and thorough account of the natural history of the plants that comprise the most important food crop on Earth, the grasses and grasslands.
The Environmental Consequences of Growth
Author: Douglas BoothPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134700180
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This book presents a new perspective on the link between economic growth and environmental change. All the key issues in environmental economics are covered, including: * industry, creation and environmental change * air, water and toxic pollution * economic growth and the limits of environmental regulation * ethics and the limits of environmental economics. The central thesis is that whilst new industries are necessary for economic growth, their development creates new environmental problems which become difficult to reverse. An alternative approach, 'steady-state economics', based on the concept of ethical commitment, is put forward as a possible alternative to a high-growth, environmentally destructive economy. Providing a welcome alternative to conventional, neoclassical microeconomic thought on environmental issues, this will be vital reading for students of environmental economics and related subjects.