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1 online resource (xiv, 224 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The greater context -- The sea of grass -- Islands and archipelagos -- The Fromme Prairie -- Grassroots -- Life among the leaves of grass -- Keystone of the shortgrass prairie -- Hunters of the grasslands -- On the prairie winds. |
Summary |
Island of Grass tells the story of the Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area, a 240-acre preserve surrounded by housing developments in Fort Collins, Colorado. This small grassland is a remnant of the once-vast prairies of the West that early European explorers and settlers described as seas of grass. Agricultural land use and urban expansion during the past two centuries have fragmented and altered these prairies. All that remains today are small islands. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Prairie ecology -- Colorado -- Fort Collins Region.
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Prairie ecology. |
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Colorado -- Fort Collins Region. |
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Natural history -- Colorado -- Fort Collins Region.
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Natural history. |
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Cathy Fromme Prairie (Colo.)
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Wohl, Ellen E., 1962- Island of grass. Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2009 9780870819636 (DLC) 2009021985 (OCoLC)377697633 |
ISBN |
9781607320074 (electronic book) |
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160732007X (electronic book) |
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9781457110795 (electronic book) |
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1457110792 (electronic book) |
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9781457109713 (electronic book) |
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1457109719 (electronic book) |
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9780870819636 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0870819631 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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