The emerald horizon : the history of nature in Iowa /
Since so much of the tallgrass state has been transformed into an agricultural landscape, Mutel focuses on understanding today's natural environment by understanding yesterday's changes. After summarizing the geological, archaeological, and ecological features that shaped Iowa's moder...
| Основен автор: | Mutel, Cornelia Fleischer. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
℗♭2008.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
| Серия: |
Bur oak book.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=236424 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Emerald horizon. |
| Резюме: |
Since so much of the tallgrass state has been transformed into an agricultural landscape, Mutel focuses on understanding today's natural environment by understanding yesterday's changes. After summarizing the geological, archaeological, and ecological features that shaped Iowa's modern landscape, she recreates the once-wild native communities that existed prior to Euroamerican settlement. Next she examines the dramatic changes that overtook native plant and animal communities as Iowa's prairies, woodlands, and wetlands were transformed. Finally she presents realistic techniques for restoring n. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xviii, 297 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-287) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781587297472 1587297477 |