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The Ecology and Management of Prairies in the Central United States (Bur Oak Book) by Chris Helzer; with photos by the author is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Most prairies exist today as fragmented landscapes, making thoughtful and vigilant management ever more important. Intended for landowners and managers dedicated to understanding and nurturing their prairies as well as farmers, ranchers, conservationists, and all those with a strong interest in grasslands, ecologist Chris Helzerâs readable and practical manual educates prairie owners and managers about grassland ecology and gives them guidelines for keeping prairies diverse, vigorous, and viable.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chapters in the first section, Prairie Ecology, describe prairie plants and the communities they live in, the ways in which disturbance modifies plant communities, the animal and plant inhabitants that are key to prairie survival, and the importance of diversity within plant and animal communities. Chapters in the second section, Prairie Management, explore the adaptive management process as well as guiding principles for designing management strategies, examples of successful management systems such as fire and grazing, guidance for dealing with birds and other species that have particular habitat requirements and with the invasive species that have become

Who reads The Ecology and Management of Prairies in the Central United States (Bur Oak Book)?

Author

Chris Helzer; with photos by the author

Publisher

Published for The Nature Conservancy by the University of Iowa Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781587298653

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Management, Nature, Biology