| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 284 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Series |
A Bur oak original |
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Bur oak original.
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| Contents |
Natural History of the Loess Hills -- Introduction -- Ancient Landscapes and Communities : Earliest Times: Laying down the Ancient Bedrock ; The Ice Age -- Humans Come to the Hills : Human Cultures of the Loess Hills ; Natural Changes in Holocene Native Communities, Climate, and Landforms ; Effects of Euro-American Settlement on the Natural Landscape -- Physical Characteristics of Today's Loess Hills : Characteristics of Loess ; Shapes of the Loess ; Hidden within the Loess ; Soils ; Climate -- Natural Communities of the Loess Hills Today : Prairies ; Woodlands ; Rare Species and Special Features -- The Loess Hills of the Future : Preservation of Natural Areas ; Management of Natural Features ; Research Efforts in the Hills ; Education and Interpretation -- Epilogue: Taking a Broader View -- Touring the Loess Hills -- Introduction -- Public Use Areas and Educational Resources : Iowa ; Missouri ; Nebraska -- Northern Tour: Sioux City Area and North into Plymouth County -- Central Tour: DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge to Loess Hills Wildlife Area -- Southern Tour: Southern Loess Hills in Iowa and Missouri and Southeastern Nebraska |
| Summary |
The Loess Hills lie in a narrow band just east of the Missouri River and define most of the western boundary of Iowa. This is the natural history of these hills of wind-deposited silt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-275) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Loess Hills (Iowa and Mo.)
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Natural history -- Nebraska
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Ecology -- Loess Hills (Iowa and Mo.)
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Ecology -- Nebraska
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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NATURE -- General.
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Ecology
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Natural history
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Nebraska
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United States -- Loess Hills
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1587291622 |
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9781587291623 |
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