UID:
almafu_9960119654902883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 470 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-82284-7
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0-511-57462-2
Content:
Savannas and barrens were major components of the historic North American landscape before it was extensively altered by agricultural and urban development during the past century. Rock outcrop plant communities and serpentine barrens are of interest because they are refugia for endemic species adapted to extreme environmental conditions. Many of these communities have been reduced to less than one per cent of their original area and are imperiled ecosystems. This book provides a coherent, readable summary of the technical information available on savannas, barrens and rock outcrop plant communities. It is organized by region into four parts: eastern south-eastern region, central/midwest region, western/south-western region, and northern region. Written by internationally recognized regional specialists, each chapter includes a description of the climate, geology, soils associated with the community, and information about its historic and current vegetation.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Ecology and conservation of Florida scrub /
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Southeastern pine savannas /
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New Jersey pine plains : the "true barrens" of the New Jersey Pine Barrens /
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Vegetation, flora, and plant physiological ecology of serpentine barrens of eastern North America /
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The Mid-Appalachian shale barrens /
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Granite outcrops of the southeastern United States /
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High-elevation outcrops and barrens of the southern Appalachian Mountains /
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Dry soil oak savanna in the Great Lakes region /
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Deep-soil savannas and barrens of the midwestern United States /
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Open woodland communities of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and middle Tennessee /
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The Big Barrens Region of Kentucky and Tennessee /
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Cedar glades of the southeastern United States /
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Savanna, barrens, and glade communities of the Ozark Plateaus Province /
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The cross timbers /
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Ponderosa and limber pine woodlands /
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The sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) communities of the Llano Estacado : history, structure, ecology, and restoration /
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Oak savanna in the American Southwest /
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Juniper-piñon savannas and woodlands of western North America /
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Serpentine barrens of western North America /
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California oak savanna /
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Jack pine barrens of the northern Great Lakes region /
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The cliff ecosystem of the Niagara Escarpment /
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Alvars of the Great Lakes region ;
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The flora and ecology of southern Ontario granite barrens /
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The aspen parkland of Canada /
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Subarctic lichen woodlands /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-03581-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-57322-X
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511574627
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