{"product_id":"the-changing-prairie-north-american-grasslands-9780195074109","title":"The Changing Prairie North American Grasslands","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book describes the ecology of the North American prairie, and urges conservation measures to protect the remaining North American grasslands. The book has three central goals: to provide non-economic arguments for the value of prairies, to present a current synthesis of prairie ecology to facilitate the best possible management, and to summarize conservation and management issues relevant to prairies, pointing out the costs and benefits of alternative action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I will refer to this book often, and I'm sure other prairie enthusiasts will want to as well.  I recommend purchasing it...\"--Natural Areas Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. 1: Getting the lay of the land: Introducing the North American native grasslands. 2: Cultural perception and Great Plains grasslands. 3: Personal journal. 4: The physical environment of Great Plains grassland. 5: Populational processes. 6: The entangled bank: Species interactions in the structure and functioning of grasslands. 7: Grassland ecosystem and landscape dynamics. 8: Soil systems and nutrient cycles of the North American Prairie. 9: Grassland management. 10: The challenges of grassland conservation. Scientific names. Glossary. Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742122410327,"sku":"9780195074109","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-changing-prairie-north-american-grasslands-9780195074109","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}