
Prairie Directory of North America
The United States, Canada, and Mexico
Oxford University Press Inc
2nd Edition
Published on 18. July 2013
Book
Hardback
686 pages
978-0-19-536694-5 (ISBN)
Description
The first single, comprehensive source for locating North American public prairies, grasslands, and savannas, Prairie Directory of North America is a guide unlike any other. First published in 2001, the book uniquely BIOL15PLSFhe continent's most well-known prairie sites by country and state for easy reference. With the addition of over three hundred newly located, preserved, or restored sites, the second edition is the prairie enthusiast's ideal guide to locating countless North American sites-from the well-documented to the remote. Readers can use the guide to plan both convenient visits to close-to-home prairies and journeys to sites well across the continent. Also included is an expanded state-by-state index, ideal for locating specific prairies in any given state.
The victim of destructive plowing and construction at the hands of European settlers, North American grassland ecosystems that once spanned the entire continent have suffered degradation and fragmentation. With the Prairie Directory as a guide, however, ecologists, environmental scientists, and tourists can experience the essence of this ancient ecosystem and, in some locations, even its vastness. The book lists tiny, hidden half-acre prairies spared by the plow as well as popular sites covering millions of acres. It documents prairies hidden deep in forests or in plain sight in American Indian reservations. The only one of its kind, this book will allow readers to experience the prairie as a colorful, fragrant, wildlife-rich North American landscape.
The victim of destructive plowing and construction at the hands of European settlers, North American grassland ecosystems that once spanned the entire continent have suffered degradation and fragmentation. With the Prairie Directory as a guide, however, ecologists, environmental scientists, and tourists can experience the essence of this ancient ecosystem and, in some locations, even its vastness. The book lists tiny, hidden half-acre prairies spared by the plow as well as popular sites covering millions of acres. It documents prairies hidden deep in forests or in plain sight in American Indian reservations. The only one of its kind, this book will allow readers to experience the prairie as a colorful, fragrant, wildlife-rich North American landscape.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Ecologists, ecotourists, environmental scientists, botanists, and prairie enthusiasts.
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
129 b&w
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
1180 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-536694-5 (9780195366945)
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Charlotte Adelman | Bernard Schwartz
Prairie Directory of North America
The United States, Canada, and Mexico
Book
07/2013
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press Inc
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Charlotte Adelman | Bernard Schwartz
Prairie Directory of North America
The United States, Canada, and Mexico
E-Book
06/2013
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
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Charlotte Adelman | Bernard Schwartz
Prairie Directory of North America
The United States, Canada, and Mexico
E-Book
06/2013
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€44.99
Available for download
Persons
Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz are retired lawyers who have taken a special interest in the North American prairie. They have spent years traveling and documenting sites across the continent and, as a result of this project, created a prairie in their suburban backyard.
Content
Contents ; List of Illustrations ; Part I- North American prairies, savannas and grasslands ; Part II - Canadian prairies, savannas and grasslands ; Part III - Mexican prairies and grasslands ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Index of prairies alphabetically by state and name