xii, 244 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Getting the lay of the land: introducing North American native grasslands / Anthony Joern and Kathleen H. Keeler -- Cultural perception and Great Plains Grasslands / Paul A. Olson -- Personal journal / Keith Jacobshagen -- Physical environment of Great Plains Grasslands / Thomas B. Bragg -- Population processes / David C. Hartnett and Kathleen H. Keeler -- Entangled bank: species interactions in the structure and functioning of grasslands / Anthony Joern -- Grassland ecosystem and landscape dynamics / Scott L. Collins and Susan M. Glenn -- Soil systems and nutrient cycles of the North American prairie / Timothy R. Seastedt -- Grassland management: ecosystem maintenance and grazing / Linda L. Wallace and M. I. Dyer -- Challenges of grassland conservation / Jane H. Bock and Carl E. Bock.