Savannas, Barrens, and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of North America

Name: Savannas, Barrens, and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of North America
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ISBN: 9780521035811

ISBN-10: 0521035813

ISBN-13: 9780521035811

Edition: 2007

Authors: Roger C. Anderson, James S. Fralish, Jerry M. Baskin

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Savannas and barrens were major components of the historic North American landscape before it was extensively altered by agricultural and urban development during the past century. Rock outcrop plant communities and serpentine barrens are of interest because they are refuges for endemic species adapted to extreme environmental conditions. Many of these communities are currently reduced to less than one percent of their original area and are imperiled ecosystems. This book provides a coherent and readable summary of the technical information available on savannas, barrens, and rock outcrop plant communities. It is organized by region, into four parts: eastern/southeastern region,…

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List price: $71.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 484
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.65" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



List of contributors


Introduction




Eastern/Southeastern Region



Ecology and conservation of Florida scrub




Southeastern pine savannas




New Jersey pine plains: the -true barrens- of the New Jersey pine barrens




Vegetation, flora, and plant physiological ecology of serpentine barrens of eastern North America




The mid-Appalachian shale barrens




Eastern granite outcrops




High-elevation outcrops and barrens of the southern Appalachian mountains




Central/Midwest Region



Dry soil oak savanna in the Great Lakes region




Deep-soil savannas and barrens of the Midwestern United States




Open woodland communities of southern Illinois, western Kentucky and middle Tennessee




The big barrens region of Kentucky and Tennessee




Cedar glades of southeastern United States




Savanna, barrens and glade communities of the Ozark Plateaus Province




The cross timbers




Western/Southwestern Region



Ponderosa and limber pine woodlands




The sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) communities of the Llano Estacado: history, structure, ecology and restoration




Oak savanna in the American Southwest




Juniper-Pi+ï¿½on savannas and woodlands of western North America




Serpentine barrens of western North America




California oak savanna




Northern Region



Jack pine barrens of the northern Great Lakes region




The cliff ecosystem of the Niagara escarpment




Alvars of the Great Lakes region




The flora and ecology of southern Ontario granite barrens




The aspen parkland of Canada




Subarctic lichen woodlands



Index of plants


Index of animals


Topic index