Bluegrass land & life : land character, plants, and animals of the inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky : past, present, and future /

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"The Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky is unique in many respects: the character of its land, its native vegetation, and its indigenous animal life. The way of life developed by its human inhabitants over the past two hundred years is also unique. The interaction of these two forces- natural a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Wharton, Mary E., 1912-1991 (Author), Barbour, Roger W., 1919-1993 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1991.
Subjects:
Natural history > Kentucky > Bluegrass Region.
Natural history > Kentucky.
Sciences naturelles > Kentucky > Bluegrass.
Sciences naturelles > Kentucky.
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
NATURE > Animals > General.
Natural history.
Bluegrass Region (Ky.)
Bluegrass (Kent.)
Kentucky
Kentucky > Bluegrass Region.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps, Figure, and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Geology and Environmental History; 1. Geological Background; Illustrations 1; 2. Presettlement Vegetation; 3. Presettlement Animal Life; 4. Early Modification of the Presettlement Ecosystems; Illustrations 2; Part II: Habitats and Natural Community Organization; 5. Plant Communities; 6. Vertebrate Animal Habitats; 7. Present Status of Vertebrates; Part Ill: Annotated Lists; Vascular Plants; Vertebrate Animals; Part IV: The Future of the Bluegrass.
  • 8. The Bluegrass Region of Tomorrow in Light of Present TrendsAppendixes; A. Glossary of Geologic Terms; B. The Geologic Time Scale; C. Plant Communities and Succession; Bibliography; Index of Species; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y.

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