Prairie Habitats


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Discusses the ecology of the prairie, including where the world's prairies are, some of the plants and animals found in prairies, and threats to the prairie.




What Lives in the Prairie?


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This book includes an overview of prairies as well as a map showing where they are located. Beautiful, rich, oversized photos enhance the pages along with basic information and an additional factoid about the specific animals living in prairies.




A Grassland Habitat


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An amazing multitude of living things thrive in grasslands such as prairies. In A Grassland Habitat, children will learn about prairie weather, complex underground homes,how animals stay safe.




Grassland Habitats


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Living in a Prairie


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Explains how prairies form and describes the rich ecosystems that survive on them, including how prairie plants, animals, and people interact.




Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana


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In Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana, leading experts assess the health and diversity of Indiana's eight wildlife habitats, providing detailed analysis, data-generated maps, color photographs, and complete lists of flora and fauna. This groundbreaking reference details the state's forests, grasslands, wetlands, aquatic systems, barren lands, and subterranean systems, and describes the nature and impact of two man-made habitats—agricultural and developed lands. The book considers extirpated and endangered species alongside invasives and exotics, and evaluates floral and faunal distribution at century intervals to chart ecological change.




Tropical Grasslands


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Describes the grasslands found in Africa and South America, including the plants and animals that thrive there.




Habitats of North Dakota


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Introduces North Dakota's riparian areas, explaining "what they are, where they are located, which animals and plants call these areas their home, the importance of riparian areas to water quality and flood control, how riparian areas are threatened, and why they must be preserved and protected for future generations."







Prairie Dog Empire


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For hundreds of years black-tailed prairie dogs inhabited the Great Plains by the millions, improving the grazing for bison and pronghorn antelope, digging escape holes and homes for burrowing owls and rodents, and serving as prey for badgers, coyotes, hawks, and bobcats. This book by the renowned naturalist and writer Paul A. Johnsgard tells the complex biological and environmental story of the western Great Plains under the prairie dog?s reign?and then under a brief but devastating century of human dominion. ø An indispensable and highly readable introduction to the ecosystem of the shortgrass prairie, Prairie Dog Empire describes in clear and detailed terms the habitat and habits of black-tailed prairie dogs; their subsistence, seasonal behavior, and the makeup of their vast colonies; and the ways in which their ?towns? transform the surrounding terrain?for better or worse. Johnsgard recounts how this terrain was in turn transformed over the past century by the destruction of prairie dogs and their grassland habitats, together with the removal of the bison and their replacement with domestic livestock. A disturbing look at profound ecological alterations in the environment, this book also offers a rare and invaluable close-up view of the rich history and threatened future of the creature once considered the ?keystone? species of the western plains. ø Included are maps, drawings, and listings of more than two hundred natural grassland preserves where many of the region?s native plants and animals may still be seen and studied.