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Candace Savage’s acclaimed and beautifully written guide to the ecology of the prairies, now revised and updated. Praise for the previous edition of Prairie: “Impelled with its sense of the miraculous in nature.”—Globe and Mail This revised edition of Prairie features a new preface along with updated research on the effects of climate change on an increasingly vulnerable landscape. It also offers new information on: · conservation of threatened species, including the black-tailed prairie dog and farmland birds; · grassland loss and conservation; · the health of rivers and the water table; · the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on prairie wetlands; · the benefits of regenerative agriculture. Illustrated with elegant black-and-white line drawings and maps, this award-winning tome continues to be a highly readable guide to understanding the ecology, geological history, biodiversity, and resilience of the prairies.

Prairie: A Natural History of the Heart of North America: Revised Edition

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Candace Savage’s acclaimed and beautifully written guide to the ecology of the prairies, now revised and updated. Praise for the... Read more

    Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada
    Publication Date: 01/06/2020
    ISBN13: 9781771645942, 978-1771645942
    ISBN10: 1771645946

    Number of Pages: 336

    Non Fiction , Natural History

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    Candace Savage’s acclaimed and beautifully written guide to the ecology of the prairies, now revised and updated. Praise for the previous edition of Prairie: “Impelled with its sense of the miraculous in nature.”—Globe and Mail This revised edition of Prairie features a new preface along with updated research on the effects of climate change on an increasingly vulnerable landscape. It also offers new information on: · conservation of threatened species, including the black-tailed prairie dog and farmland birds; · grassland loss and conservation; · the health of rivers and the water table; · the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on prairie wetlands; · the benefits of regenerative agriculture. Illustrated with elegant black-and-white line drawings and maps, this award-winning tome continues to be a highly readable guide to understanding the ecology, geological history, biodiversity, and resilience of the prairies.

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