The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook
Subtitle: For Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands (The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series)
Contributors: Stephen Packard (Editor); Cornelia F. Mutel (Editor)
Edition: REV edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: July 29, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9781597260343
Subjects: Conservation of the environment; Management of land & natural resources; Plants - General; Life Sciences - Ecology; Environmental Science; Prairie restoration; Nature; Science; Nature/Ecology; Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Reference / Directories; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Prairie plants; Grassland restoration; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Middle West
First sentence: Grasslands developed in the midsection of the North American continent millions of years ago, sometime after the uplift of the Rocky Mountains created a wedge-shaped rain shadow extending from the mountains toward the east, which provided drier habitats favorable to grasses.