Fragile giants : a natural history of the Loess Hills /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
1989.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | A Bur oak original
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=22089 |
Table of Contents:
- Natural History of the Loess Hills
- Introduction
- Ancient Landscapes and Communities : Earliest Times: Laying down the Ancient Bedrock ; The Ice Age
- Humans Come to the Hills : Human Cultures of the Loess Hills ; Natural Changes in Holocene Native Communities, Climate, and Landforms ; Effects of Euro-American Settlement on the Natural Landscape
- Physical Characteristics of Today's Loess Hills : Characteristics of Loess ; Shapes of the Loess ; Hidden within the Loess ; Soils ; Climate
- Natural Communities of the Loess Hills Today : Prairies ; Woodlands ; Rare Species and Special Features
- The Loess Hills of the Future : Preservation of Natural Areas ; Management of Natural Features ; Research Efforts in the Hills ; Education and Interpretation
- Epilogue: Taking a Broader View
- Touring the Loess Hills
- Introduction
- Public Use Areas and Educational Resources : Iowa ; Missouri ; Nebraska
- Northern Tour: Sioux City Area and North into Plymouth County
- Central Tour: DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge to Loess Hills Wildlife Area
- Southern Tour: Southern Loess Hills in Iowa and Missouri and Southeastern Nebraska.