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Prairie Dog Empire - A Saga of the Shortgrass Prairie (Paperback)
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Prairie Dog Empire - A Saga of the Shortgrass Prairie (Paperback)
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List price R582
Loot Price R484
Discovery Miles 4 840
You Save R98 (17%)
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This book by the renowned naturalist and writer Paul A. Johnsgard
tells the complex biological and environmental story of the western
Great Plains under the black-tailed prairie dog's reign-and then
under a brief but devastating century of human dominion. An
introduction to the ecosystem of the shortgrass prairie, Prairie
Dog Empire describes in clear and detailed terms the habitat and
habits of black-tailed prairie dogs; their subsistence, seasonal
behavior, and the makeup of their vast colonies; and the ways in
which their "towns" transform the surrounding terrain-for better or
for worse. Johnsgard recounts how this terrain has in turn been
transformed over the past century by the destruction of prairie
dogs and their grassland habitats. This book also offers a rare and
invaluable close-up view of the rich history and threatened future
of the creature once considered the "keystone" species of the
western plains. Included are maps, drawings, and listings of more
than two hundred natural grassland preserves where many of the
region's native plants and animals may still be seen and studied.
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