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UNINA9910780953703321 |
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Autore |
Wohl Ellen E |
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Titolo |
Island of Grass |
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Sebastopol : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4571-1079-2 |
1-60732-007-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prairie ecology |
Natural history |
Prairie ecology - Colorado - Fort Collins Region |
Natural history - Colorado - Fort Collins Region |
Prairie ecology - Fort Collins Region - Colorado |
Colorado Fort Collins Region |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1: The Sea of Grass; 2: Islands and Archipelagos; 3: Grassroots; 4: Life Among the Leaves of Grass; 5: Keystone of the Shortgrass Prairie; 6: Hunters of the Grasslands; 7: On the Prairie Winds; Bibliography; Glossary of common and scientific names of animals and plants described in the text; Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Island of Grass tells the story of the Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area, a 240-acre preserve surrounded by housing developments in Fort Collins, Colorado. This small grassland is a remnant of the once-vast prairies of the West that early European explorers and settlers described as seas of grass. Agricultural land use and urban expansion during the past two centuries have fragmented and altered these prairies. All that remains today are small islands. These remnants cannot support some of the larger animals that once roamed the prairie, but they continue to support a diverse array of plant. |
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