02813nam 2200649 a 450 991095413040332120200520144314.0978145711079514571107929781607320074160732007X(CKB)2520000000008317(EBL)710192(OCoLC)865329515(SSID)ssj0000339378(PQKBManifestationID)11274394(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339378(PQKBWorkID)10323756(PQKB)10830137(MiAaPQ)EBC3039714(Au-PeEL)EBL3039714(CaPaEBR)ebr10356778(CaONFJC)MIL913702(OCoLC)558842689(MdBmJHUP)musev2_85356(Perlego)2031256(EXLCZ)99252000000000831720090611d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIsland of grass /Ellen WohlFirst edition.Boulder, Colo. University Press of Coloradoc20091 online resource (241 pages)Description based upon print version of record.9780870819636 0870819631 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Prairie ecologyColoradoFort Collins RegionNatural historyColoradoFort Collins RegionCathy Fromme Prairie (Colo.)Prairie ecologyNatural history577.4/40978868Wohl Ellen E.1962-865768MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954130403321Island of grass4366412UNINA