The Tallgrass Prairie Center guide to prairie restoration in the Upper Midwest /

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Focusing on conservation plantings, prairie recovery, native landscaping in yards and at schools, roadside plantings, and pasture renovations, the authors of this authoritative guide--who collectively have more than a hundred years of experience with prairie restoration--have created a manual that w...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Tallgrass Prairie Center
Other Authors: Smith, Daryl (Daryl D.), 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : Published for the Tallgrass Prairie Center by the University of Iowa Press, ©2010.
Series:Bur Oak guide.
Bur oak book.
Subjects:
Prairie restoration > Middle West.
Prairie planting > Middle West.
Prairies > Middle West > Management.
Prairies > Réhabilitation > Midwest (États-Unis)
Prairies > Midwest (États-Unis) > Gestion.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Soil Science.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Plains & Prairies.
Prairie planting.
Prairie restoration.
Prairies > Management.
Middle West.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preparing and planning for a reconstruction / Daryl Smith
  • Seed source and quality / Greg Houseal
  • Designing seed mixes / Dave Williams
  • Site preparation / Dave Williams
  • Seeding / Dave Williams
  • First-season management / Dave Williamd
  • Evaluating stand establishment and seedling identification / Dave Williams
  • Identifying and assessing remnants / Greg Houseal
  • The restoration of degraded prairie remnants / Daryl Smith
  • Prairie management / Daryl Smith
  • Prairie in public places / Dave Williams
  • Roadsides and other erodible sites / Kirk Henderson
  • Small prairie plantings / Kirk Henderson
  • Seed harvesting / Greg Hauseal
  • Drying, cleaning, and storing prairie seed / Greg Houseal
  • Propagating and transplanting seedlings / Greg Houseal.

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