Prairie ecology -- Plant communities -- The role of disturbance -- Animal communities -- The importance of diversity and heterogeneity -- Landscape context -- Prairie management -- The adaptive management process -- Guiding principles for designing management strategies -- Examples of management systems -- Managing for wildlife with particular requirements -- Invasive species -- Restoration.
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Most prairies exist today as fragmented landscapes, making thoughtful and vigilant management ever more important. Intended for landowners and managers dedicated to understanding and nurturing their prairies as well as farmers, ranchers, conservationists, and all those with a strong interest in grasslands, ecologist Chris Helzer's readable and practical manual educates prairie owners and managers about grassland ecology and gives them guidelines for keeping prairies diverse, vigorous, and viable.
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Ecology and management of prairies in the central United States.