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Wisconsin's natural communities : how to recognize them, where to find them / Randy Hoffman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hoffman, Randolph M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biotic communities--Wisconsin.
- Biotic communities.
- Natural areas--Wisconsin--Guidebooks.
- Natural areas.
- Wisconsin--Guidebooks.
- Wisconsin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (398 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Cattails grow in a marsh, pitcher plants grow in a bog, jewelweed grows in a swamp, right? Do sandhill cranes live among sandy hills? Frogs live near lakes and ponds, but can they live on prairies, too? What is a pine barrens, an oak opening, a calcareous fen? Wisconsin's Natural Communities is an invitation to discover, explore, and understand Wisconsin's richly varied natural environment, from your backyard or neighborhood park to stunning public preserves.Part 1 of the book explains thirty-three distinct types of natural communities in Wisconsin-their characteristic trees, beetles, fish, lichens, butterflies, reptiles, mammals, wildflowers-and the effects of geology, climate, and historical events on these habitats. Part 2 describes and maps fifty natural areas on public lands that are outstanding examples of these many different natural communities: Crex Meadows, Horicon Marsh, Black River Forest, Maribel Caves, Whitefish Dunes, the Blue Hills, Avoca Prairie, the Moquah Barrens and Chequamegon Bay, the Ridges Sanctuary, Cadiz Springs, Devil's Lake, and many others. Intended for anyone who has a love for the natural world, this book is also an excellent introduction for students. And, it provides landowners, public officials, and other stewards of our environment with the knowledge to recognize natural communities and manage them for future generations.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Communities and characteristic species
- pt. 2. Sites.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-372) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283906586
- 1283906589
- 9780299170837
- 0299170837
- OCLC:
- 681478669
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