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Fragile giants : a natural history of the Loess Hills /

The Loess Hills lie in a narrow band just east of the Missouri River and define most of the western boundary of Iowa. This is the natural history of these hills of wind-deposited silt.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mutel, Cornelia Fleischer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1989.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Bur oak original.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.