The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook
Subtitle: For Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands
Contributors: Al Steuter (Contributor); John Norton (Contributor); Peter Schramm (Contributor); Jim Reinartz (Contributor); Steve Apfelbaum (Contributor); Fred Faessler (Contributor); Brian Bader (Contributor); Michael Ulrich (Contributor); Dave Egan (Contributor); Virginia Kline (Contributor); William R. Jordan (Contributor); Wayne Pauly (Contributor); Neil Diboll (Contributor); James F. Steffen (Contributor); John Balaban (Contributor); Stephen Packard (Editor); Cornelia F. Mutel (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: March 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 495
ISBN-13: 9781559633192
Subjects: Conservation of the environment; Grasslands, heaths, prairies, tundra; Management of land & natural resources; Plants - General; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Land Conservation; Prairie restoration; Nature; Environmental Studies; Nature/Ecology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Nature / Plants; Prairie plants; General; Grassland restoration; 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.