Wide rivers crossed : the South Platte and the Illinois of the American prairie /

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In this book, the author tells the stories of two rivers - the South Platte on the western plains and the Illinois on the eastern - to represent the environmental history and historical transformation of major rivers across the American prairie. The author begins with the rivers' natural histor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wohl, Ellen E., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Temas:
Streamflow > South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)
Streamflow > Illinois > Illinois River.
Water use > South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
Water use > Illinois > Illinois River.
Natural history > South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)
Natural history > Illinois > Illinois River.
Cours d'eau > Débit > Illinois > Illinois (Rivière)
Eau > Utilisation > Platte du Sud, Bassin de la (Col. et Nebr.)
Eau > Utilisation > Illinois > Illinois (Rivière)
Sciences naturelles > Illinois > Illinois (Rivière)
TRAVEL > United States > Midwest > General.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Ecology
Natural history
Streamflow
Water use
South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.) > Environmental conditions.
Illinois River (Ill.) > Environmental conditions.
Illinois (Ill. : Rivière) > Conditions environnementales.
Illinois > Illinois River
United States > South Platte River
United States > South Platte River Watershed
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Streams of the shortgrass prairie : the South Platte River basin. At the headwaters ; Onto the plains ; River metamorphosis ; What the future holds
  • Streams of the tallgrass prairie : the Illinois River basin. Natural history of the Illinois River ; Native Americans and the first European settlers ; Twentieth-century river metamorphosis ; What the future holds.

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