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Conservation of Great Plains Ecosystems: Current Science, Future Options

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. S. R. Johnson

    1. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

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  2. Aziz Bouzaher

    1. World Bank, USA

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Part of the book series: Ecology, Economy & Environment (ECEE, volume 5)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Defining and Valuing Ecosystems of the Great Plains

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. History, Environment, and the Future of the Great Plains

      • Dan Flores
      Pages 3-9

    3. Ecosystems of the Great Plains: Scales, Kinds, and Distributions

      • W. A. Reiners
      Pages 11-32

    4. Valuing Ecosystems and Biodiversity

      • Jason F. Shogren, Thomas D. Crocker
      Pages 33-46

  4. Climate and Biological Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Conserving the Biotic Integrity of the Great Plains

      • Fritz L. Knopf, Fred B. Samson
      Pages 121-133

    3. Climate and Vegetation in Central North America: Natural Patterns and Human Alterations

      • John A. Harrington Jr., Jay R. Harman
      Pages 135-148

    4. Great Plains Climates and Biota: Past, Present, and Future

      • Dexter Hinckley
      Pages 149-159

    5. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Their Possible Impacts on the Terrestrial Ecosystems of the North American Great Plains

      • Sagar V. Krupa, Allan H. Legge
      Pages 161-182

  5. Land Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Great Plains Landscapes

      • Brent J. Danielson, Erwin E. Klaas
      Pages 185-198

    3. Rangeland Ecosystems in the Great Plains: Status and Management

      • M. M. Kothmann
      Pages 199-209

    4. Conservation Forestry for Sustainable Great Plains Ecosystems

      • Gerald F. Bratton, Peter R. Schaefer, James R. Brandle
      Pages 211-227
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About this book

A multidisciplinary and multifaceted approach is employed to identify principal ecosystems and natural resources in the U.S. Great Plains that are at risk and that should receive priority for protection. The authors are drawn from a variety of disciplines and approaches, their ideas being presented as a pooling or harvest, rather than as a consensus. The 25 chapters provide background and in-depth discussion of multiple issues/problems related to Great Plains stewardship for future generations. The status and trends of major resources of the Great Plains within an historical, ecological and management framework are categorized according to common goals across the disciplines and can be used to make recommendations for public policy, research and development, and institutions. The challenge for residents of the Great Plains is to merge multiple ecosystem concepts to improve the environment and to improve economic vitality.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

    S. R. Johnson

  • World Bank, USA

    Aziz Bouzaher

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Conservation of Great Plains Ecosystems: Current Science, Future Options

  • Editors: S. R. Johnson, Aziz Bouzaher

  • Series Title: Ecology, Economy & Environment

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0439-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3747-8Published: 31 December 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4196-6Published: 08 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0439-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0926-9754

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 435

  • Topics: Applied Ecology, Ecology, Economics, general, Geography, general, Environmental Economics

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