The New Normal
A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of climate change in the Prairie provinces, along with strategies for adapting to the "new normal." The present climate crisis shows no sign of abatement. On the contrary, it is becoming more intense, and there are increasing uncertainties and fears about the outcome of the process of climate transformation. The complexity of this transformation is, to a large extent, a product of the intricate relationships between natural and social systems, both of them...
Vegetation Classification and Mapping of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (Natural Resource Report Nrr/Htln/Nrr?2011/346)
by Hayley Kilroy, Jennifer Delisle, and Quinn Long
America's Great Plains once possessed one of the grandest wildlife spectacles of the world, equaled only by such places as the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, or the veld of South Africa. Pronghornantelope, gray wolves, bison, coyotes, wild horses, and grizzly bears: less than two hundred years ago these creatures existed insuch abundance that John James Audubon was moved to write, "it is impossible to describe or even conceive the vast multitudesof these animals." In a work that is at once a lyric...
Optimisation of nutrient cycling and soil quality for sustainable grasslands
This book brings together two aspects of grassland soil management which, by and large, have hitherto been considered separately. Issues related to nutrient cycling and soil quality have dominated research directed towards aiding broad and local scale policy issues for improving land use. Protecting the environment and maintaining/preserving natural habitats and biodiversity, tend to be considered separately. In this book we attempt to bring what are, in reality, inseparable aspects of grassland...
Elk & Bison Prairie Field Guide (Pocket Naturalist Guide)
by James Kavanagh
The Land between the Lakes is a sprawling 170,000-acre nature preserve in southeastern Kentucky. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights the vast herds of elk and bison in the region and over 100 familiar and unique species of animals and plants inhabiting this pristine preserve. Created in collaboration with the Land Between the Lakes Association, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this guide support its important work. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized fold...
An environmental history of the red rolling plains of Wichita Falls, Texas, detailing the region's past Progressive Era land ethics, water management, boom and bust oil towns, and natural resource allocation.
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas
by Michael John Haddock and Craig C. Freeman
With its high plains, rolling hills, and river valleys, Kansas is home to a surprisingly diverse flora, and among these riches are the 166 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines identified, described, and pictured in this handy guide. Expanding and updating H. A. Stephens's 1969 classic, this handbook offers full descriptions of woody plant species found in the wild in Kansas, 138 of them native. County-level distribution maps show where species have been documented, and nearly 1,000 color ph...
July 2018-December 2019 Planner (2018-2019 Academic Planner 8.5 X 11, #3)
by Staci Giron
Christmas Ornaments Coloring Book (Christmas Ornaments Books, #0)
by Lori Gray