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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul A. JohnsgardPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: Bison Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.422kg ISBN: 9780803254879ISBN 10: 0803254873 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 01 June 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Maps List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface 1. The Western Shortgrass Prairie: A Brief History 2. A Buffalo Nation: Its Death and Rebirth 3. Prairie Dogs and the American West: Little Towns on the Prairie 4. Ferrets, Badgers, Bobcats, and Coyotes: Coping with Dangerous Neighbors 5. Free-loaders and Hangers-on: The Rewards and Dangers of City Life 6. Other High Plains Wildlife: Born on the American Steppes 7. The High Plains Raptors: Death Rides on Silent Wings 8. The Varmint and Predator Wars: It’s Finally Almost Quiet on the Western Front 9. Taming the Great American Desert: Hardscrabble Times at the Fringes of Nowhere 10. The USFS, BLM, and BIA: How the West was Lost 11. The Great Plains Grassland Ecosystem: Can It Be Saved? Appendix 1: A Guide to National Grasslands, Reservations, and Nature Preserves on the High Plains Appendix 2: Scientific Names of Animals in the Text References IndexReviewsGiven the controversy surrounding management of prairie dogs, it is surprising that such a volume has not been published previously. Leave it to that prolific guru of the great Plains, Paul Johnsgard, to pen a book directed at filling that void at such a crucial juncture... Johnsgard's lucid style has the ability to bring this fascinating, important, and timely story to thousands of readers. -Richard P. Reading, Great Plains Research -- Richard P. Reading Great Plains Research A seasoned preservationist as well as a writer who does his own photographic and artistic illustration work, Johnsgard provides a book that should be on the shelf of every person interested in and concerned about the past history and future of life on the great plains. -Glenn M. Busset, Manhattan Mercury -- Glenn M. Busset Manhattan Mercury Anyone with an interest in the ecology and history of the shortgrass prairie will become immersed in the pages of this engaging book. -Carolyn E. Grygiel, North Dakota History North Dakota History Many scientists and historians have written about the natural history of the Great Plains, but few so compellingly as Paul Johnsgard. -Annals of Iowa Annals of Iowa Johnsgard presents a disturbing look at the serious ecological impacts from the destruction of prairie dogs and their grassland habitats. -Wildlife Activist Wildlife Activist Johnsgard is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, highly respected in his field, and a formidable voice in what he hopes will be a larger discussion about land use and about the value of preserving ecosystems-including species that have long been regarded as pests. Agree or disagree with his conclusions, this informative and provocative book should be part of that discussion. -Nebraska Life Nebraska Life A seasoned preservationist as well as a writer who does his own photographic and artistic illustration work, Johnsgard provides a book that should be on the shelf of every person interested in and concerned about the past history and future of life on the great plains. --Glenn M./i>--Glenn M. Busset Manhattan Mercury Author InformationPaul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Regents Professor Emeritus in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the winner of the 2004 National Conservation Achievement Award and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, both sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, and the author of more than five dozen books on natural history, including Sandhill and Whooping Cranes: Ancient Voices over America’s Wetlands (available in a Bison Books edition). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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