Island of grass /
Island of Grass tells the story of the Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area, a 240-acre preserve surrounded by housing developments in Fort Collins, Colorado. This small grassland is a remnant of the once-vast prairies of the West that early European explorers and settlers described as seas of grass. A...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder, Colo. :
University Press of Colorado,
©2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Island of Grass tells the story of the Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area, a 240-acre preserve surrounded by housing developments in Fort Collins, Colorado. This small grassland is a remnant of the once-vast prairies of the West that early European explorers and settlers described as seas of grass. Agricultural land use and urban expansion during the past two centuries have fragmented and altered these prairies. All that remains today are small islands. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 224 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781607320074 160732007X 9781457110795 1457110792 9781457109713 1457109719 |