About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyrights Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Ch. 1: The Savannah River Site, Past and Present -- Land-Use History -- Industrial Operations and Current Land Use -- Ch. 2: The Physical Environment -- Climate and Air Quality -- Soils and Geology -- Water Resources -- Ch. 3: SRS Forest Management -- Silviculture and Harvesting Activities -- Prescribed Fire Management -- Ecological Restoration -- Ch. 4: Biotic Communities -- Plant Communities
Aquatic InvertebratesButterflies -- Fishes -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Nongame Birds -- Nongame Mammals -- Ch. 5: Threatened and Endangered Species -- Smooth Purple Coneflower -- Sensitive Plants -- Shortnose Sturgeon -- American Alligator -- Wood Stork -- Bald Eagle -- Red-Cockaded Woodpecker -- Sensitive Animals -- Ch. 6: Harvestable Natural Resources -- Minerals -- Commercial Forest Products -- Fishery of the Savannah River -- Small Game -- Waterfowl -- Wild Turkey -- Furbearers -- Wild Hog -- White-Tailed Deer -- Conclusion
Appendix: Habitat Preference Matrix for Savannah River Site PlantsLIterature Cited -- List of Reviewers -- About the Authors -- Index -- Island Press Board of Directors
