Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie - The Upper Midwest

Informationen zum Autor Sylvan Runkel (1906-1995) is the coauthor of five books about midwestern wildflowers, including Wildflowers of the Iowa Woodlands and Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands . A vigorous promoter of conservation for many years, he was honored by the dedication of the Sylvan Runkel State Preserve in 1996. Conservationist Dean Roosa has served as Iowa's state ecologist, board member for the Iowa Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and the Natural Areas Association, chair of the Iowa Natural History Association, and president of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. He is the coauthor of The Vascular Plants of Iowa: An Annotated Checklist and Natural History (Iowa, 1994). Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1989! this title introduces many naturalists to the beauty and diversity of the native plants of the huge grasslands that once stretched from Manitoba to Texas. It can inspire both amateurs and professionals with the desire to learn more about the wonders of the prairie landscape.

Product details

• Authors: Dean M Roosa, Dean M. Roosa, Sylvan T Runkel, Sylvan T. Runkel, Sylvan T./ Roosa Runkel
• Assisted by: Thomas Rosburg (Photographs)
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2009
• EAN: 9781587297960
• ISBN: 978-1-58729-796-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: A Bur Oak Book; Bur Oak Guides; Bur Oak Guide; Bur Oak Guide; Bur Oak Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works