Seasons of the tallgrass prairie : a Nebraska year

Seasons of the tallgrass prairie : a Nebraska year / Paul A. Johnsgard.

"A respected author and scholar, Paul A. Johnsgard has spent a lifetime observing the natural delights of Nebraska's woodlands, grasslands, and wetlands. Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie collects his musings on Nebraska's natural history and the issues of conservation facing our futur...

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Main Author: Johnsgard, Paul A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : Bison Books, 2014.
Subjects:
Prairie ecology > Nebraska.
Natural history > Nebraska.
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Plains & Prairies.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Ecology
Natural history
Prairie ecology
Nebraska > Environmental conditions.
Nebraska
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Part One. Wild Places and Natural Treasures; 1. A Place Called Pahaku; 2. The Life and Hard Times of the Platte River; 3. Nebraska's Magical Spring Migration; 4. The Birds of Nebraska's Boondocks; 5. What Is a Tallgrass Prairie?; 6. Close Encounters with Nature at Spring Creek Audubon Prairie; Part Two. Seasonal Enchantments; Spring; 7. The Snow Geese of the Central Flyway; 8. A Congruence of Cranes with Karine Gil-Weir.
  • 9. The Whooping Cranes Are Still Surviving Tough Odds with Karine Gil-Weir10. The Strange Courtship of Prairie Grouse; 11. The Secretive Shorebirds and Their Amazing Migrations; Summer; 12. Birds of the Tallgrass Prairie; 13. Nebraska's City-Dwelling Peregrines; 14. The Ancient Romance of the Yucca and the Yucca Moth; Fall; 15. A Dazzle of Hummingbirds; 16. A Symphony of Swans; 17. A Plethora of Pelicans; Winter; 18. A Gathering of Eagles; 19. A Parliament of Owls; 20. The Feathers of Winter; Part Three. The View from a High Hill; 21. A Summing Up; Appendix; Bibliographic Sources.

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