Restoring the tallgrass prairie : an illustrated manual for Iowa and the upper Midwest /

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"Iowa is the only state that lies entirely within the natural region of the tallgrass prairie. Early documents indicate that 95 percent of the state - close to 30 million acres - was covered by prairie vegetation at the time of Euro-American settlement. By 1930 the prairie sod had been almost t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shirley, Shirley
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, ©1994.
Series:Bur oak original.
Subjects:
Prairie plants > Iowa.
Prairie plants > Middle West.
Prairie plants > Iowa > Identification.
Prairie plants > Middle West > Identification.
Restoration ecology > Iowa.
Restoration ecology > Middle West.
Flore des prairies > Iowa.
Flore des prairies > Midwest (États-Unis)
Flore des prairies > Iowa > Identification.
Flore des prairies > Midwest (États-Unis) > Identification.
Réhabilitation (Écologie) > Iowa.
Réhabilitation (Écologie) > Midwest (États-Unis)
GARDENING > Ornamental Plants.
GARDENING > Climatic > Temperate.
GARDENING > Flowers > General.
GARDENING > General.
Prairie plants.
Restoration ecology.
Prärie
Renaturierung > Ökologie
Iowa.
Middle West.
Mittlerer Westen
Iowa
Electronic books.
Field guides.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; I. History, Planning, and Planting; 1. Leaders in the History of the Tallgrass Prairie; 2. Planning Your Site; 3. Obtaining and Selecting Plants and Seeds; 4. Starting Seeds Indoors; 5. Preparing the Site for Planting; 6. Planting; 7. Maintenance; II. Prairie Species; 8. Wildflowers; 9. Grasses; Glossary; Pictorial Glossary; Order of Blooming; Butterfly Habitats; Family Characteristics; Sources for Seeds, Plants, and Equipment; Organizations Promoting Restoration; Bibliography; Index.

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