Tallgrass prairie restoration in the Midwestern and Eastern United States: a hands-on guide

This work advocates the restoration of the North American tallgrass prairie, which is rapidly disappearing. Historical descriptions of prairie aesthetics are outlined. As we are experiencing a worldwide mixing of plant species, prairie restoration is particularly important. Plants alien to North America do notreadily support insect populations, including all animal species higher on the food chain. Prairie restoration methods are described for amateurs, academics, and land managers. Some of the techniques described are growing crops for seed production, times of seed gathering for specific species, facile seed processing for amateurs, land preparation, segregation of seed into its preferencefor habitat, and required seed treatment for germination. Over 200 species are described that comprise the predominant species found in tallgrass prairie nature preserves, as well as degraded prairies. Some additional plants of especial interest are also described. The appendix tabulates all likely species found on prairies regardless of their scarcity. Safe fire management of prairies is described in detail. Finally, methods of controlling aggressive alien weedsby herbicides are detailed. Discusses the origins of prairie millennia Highlights restoration methods Discusses Farming practices and global warming INDICE: Table of Contents.- Preface.- Part I: introduction.- Chapter 1-Introduction to the Prairie.- Part III: Native Prairie Species.- Chapter 2- Mesicsoil and adaptive species.- Chapter 3- Dry-mesic to dry soil preferring species.- Chapter 4- Wet-mesic to wet soil preferring species.- Part III: Restoration.- Chapter 5- Restoration methods.- Part IV: Management.- Chapter 6- PrairieManagement.- Other Recommended.-Reading.- Glossary.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-7426-6
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 150
• Fecha Publicación: 29/11/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés