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... Prairie , ca. 1985. The highest - quality prairies have been planted using such labor - intensive horticultural ... Prairie at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum , for example , is only 16 ha . A portion of prairie planted at the ...
... Prairie , ca. 1985. The highest - quality prairies have been planted using such labor - intensive horticultural ... Prairie at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum , for example , is only 16 ha . A portion of prairie planted at the ...
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... prairies of the midwestern United States , begun as Civilian Conserva- tion Corps projects during the depression of the 1930s . Tallgrass prairie had been all but eliminated over its formerly huge range , largely through exten- sive ...
... prairies of the midwestern United States , begun as Civilian Conserva- tion Corps projects during the depression of the 1930s . Tallgrass prairie had been all but eliminated over its formerly huge range , largely through exten- sive ...
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... Prairie from 1952 to 1976. Changes were partly due to shifts of species to- ward more optimal sites , reflecting short - term variations in climate . ( From Cottam 1987. ) Xeric prairie Dry - mesic prairie Mesic prairie Wet - mesic prairie ...
... Prairie from 1952 to 1976. Changes were partly due to shifts of species to- ward more optimal sites , reflecting short - term variations in climate . ( From Cottam 1987. ) Xeric prairie Dry - mesic prairie Mesic prairie Wet - mesic prairie ...
Contents
What Is Conservation Biology? | 3 |
Guiding Principles for Conservation Biology | 15 |
Conservation Values and Ethics | 24 |
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