Grasslands, Heaths, Prairies, Tundra

Slugs and snails are part of the great Phylum Mollusca, a group that contains creatures as varied as the fast-moving squid or the sedentary clams, ...

Sloane's beautifully detailed paintings take you on a journey to a simpler time and place where a team of horses pull the plow, the pie's freshly b...

This book provides an excellent synthesis of conservation practices...The book has insightfully blended constructive concepts supported by well-rec...

Candace Savages acclaimed and beautifully written guide to the ecology of the prairies, now revised and updated. Praise for the previous edition o...

An expert on the buffalo tells the history of this keystone species through extensive research and beautiful photographs. The mere mention of the b...

The tallgrass prairie once stretched from Indiana to Kansas to Minnesota. Most of this land is now growing corn and soybeans. In To Find a Pasquefl...

Kevin E. Trenberth emphasizes the fundamental role of energy flows in the climate system and anthropogenic climate change. The distribution of heat...

The grass family, known as Poaceae, is probably the most important plant family on earth. Grasses were the first food plants to be cultivated by ma...

Shortlisted for the 2015 Wainwright Prize In this journey across England's most forbidding and mysterious terrain, William Atkins takes the reader ...

In Wildlife of Nebraska: A Natural History, Paul A. Johnsgard surveys the variety and biology of more than six hundred Nebraska species. Narrative ...

Tundra ecosystems are seriously affected by global climate change. Understanding tundra history and post-glacial development may enhance the abilit...

Genetic diversity and species diversity are both crucial for ecosystem stability. Analysis of plant diversity aims to understand the organisation a...

2020 Nebraska Book Award The Great Plains is a well-known and well-studied hybrid zone for many animals, most notably birds. In Great Plains Birds ...

This book provides a rich and illuminating account of the peripheries of urban, regional, and transnational development in South Korea. Engaging wi...

The book not only has distinguished scientists at its helm but also in the list of contributing authors from Europe, Australasia, North and South A...

This new, fully updated and revised edition of Improved Grassland Management covers all aspects of grassland management and is of particular releva...

Following the destruction of 95% of meadows during the twentieth century, there is an urgent need to understand what little unspoiled habitat remai...