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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814795903321

Autore

Hoch Greg <1971->

Titolo

Booming from the mists of nowhere : the story of the greater prairie-chicken / / Greg Hoch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City : , : University of Iowa Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-60938-388-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 pages)

Collana

A bur oak book

Disciplina

598.63

Soggetti

Greater prairie chicken

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1. The Greater Prairie-Chicken; Chapter 2. The Prairie; Chapter 3. The Lek; Chapter 4. Hens, Nests, and Chicks; Chapter 5. Original Range and Expansion; Chapter 6. Harvest; Chapter 7. Population Ups and Downs; Chapter 8. Modern Threats; Chapter 9. Managing Populations; Chapter 10. Managing Habitat; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

For ten months of the year, the prairie chicken’s drab colors allow it to disappear into the landscape. However, in April and May this grouse is one of the most outrageously flamboyant birds in North America. There’s nothing else like it, and it is perilously close to being lost. In this book, ecologist Greg Hoch shows that we can ensure that this iconic bird flourishes once again.