02645nam 22005534a 450 991082469450332120200520144314.01-58729-747-7(CKB)1000000000704722(EBL)843281(OCoLC)297115874(SSID)ssj0000145758(PQKBManifestationID)11158560(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000145758(PQKBWorkID)10182611(PQKB)10189072(MiAaPQ)EBC843281(MdBmJHUP)muse9004(Au-PeEL)EBL843281(CaPaEBR)ebr10354675(EXLCZ)99100000000070472220070830d2008 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe emerald horizon the history of nature in Iowa /Cornelia F. Mutel1st ed.Iowa City University of Iowa Pressc20081 online resource (329 p.)A Bur oak bookDescription based upon print version of record.1-58729-632-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-287) and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Setting the Stage; 2. A Miracle of Sight, Scent, and Sound; 3. The Great Transformation; 4. Prairies Today; 5. Oak Woodlands and Bottomland Forests Today; 6. Restoring Nature's Systems; 7. Present Quandaries, Future Quests; Epilogue; Appendix. Common and Scientific Names of Native and Naturalized Plants in the Text; Bibliographic Acknowledgments; References Cited; Index; Selected Bur Oak Books/Natural HistorySince so much of the tallgrass state has been transformed into an agricultural landscape, Mutel focuses on understanding today's natural environment by understanding yesterday's changes. After summarizing the geological, archaeological, and ecological features that shaped Iowa's modern landscape, she recreates the once-wild native communities that existed prior to Euroamerican settlement. Next she examines the dramatic changes that overtook native plant and animal communities as Iowa's prairies, woodlands, and wetlands were transformed. Finally she presents realistic techniques for restoring nBur oak book.Natural historyIowaHistoryNatural historyHistory.508.777Mutel Cornelia Fleischer1594353MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824694503321The emerald horizon4086800UNINA