Great Plains ecosystems: Past, present, and future

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-15

  Samson, Fred B ^a,d,e,f,g,h   Knopf, Fritz L ^b,e,i,j,k,l   Ostlie, Wayne R ^c,m,n,o,p  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^h Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

ⁱ HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^j Biological Resources Division

^k Northwest Biological Science Centre   (United States)

^l OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m Great Plains Program

ⁿ Nature Conservancy ^*

^o Luther College   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biological diversity; Conservation planning; Ecological drivers; Grasslands; Management; Prairie; Restoration

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GAMEBIRD; GRASSLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; PRAIRIE;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 2142758352     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)32[6:GPEPPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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