Project Gutenberg 2010-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 98 Fitch, Henry S. (Henry Sheldon) 1909 2009 McGregor, Ronald L. The Forest Habitat of the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation Produced by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Forest Habitat of the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation" by Henry S. Fitch and Ronald L. McGregor is a scientific publication written in the mid-20th century. This work delves into the ecological history of the area around the University of Kansas, exploring the interactions between the tall grass prairies and deciduous forests before significant human alteration. It provides insight into the native plant communities that once thrived there, offering a detailed examination of how these ecosystems have been shaped and changed over the years due to human activities and natural climatic shifts. At the start of the publication, the authors describe the historical landscape of northeastern Kansas, emphasizing the coexistence of forests and prairies. They discuss the fragmentation of these ecosystems due to the arrival of settlers and the subsequent environmental impact, which included deforestation and agricultural practices. The opening portion sets the stage for a comprehensive study of the current state of the forest habitat, highlighting the necessity of field studies and historical accounts to understand the biodiversity present in the area today. This foundational context lays the groundwork for a meticulous examination of the changing dynamics within the forest habitat over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en University of Kansas. Natural History Reservation Forest reserves -- Kansas QH Text Animal Animals-Wild-Mammals Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 174560 173207 2024-09-14T11:41:39.435356 2023-09-15T06:42:07.881405 text/html text/html 168681 2021-01-07T05:36:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 548020 2021-01-07T05:36:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 549579 2024-09-14T11:41:47.922319 application/epub+zip 551343 2024-09-14T11:41:43.095293 application/epub+zip 118078 2024-09-14T11:41:41.317312 application/epub+zip 1349725 2024-09-14T11:41:50.658346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1332058 2024-09-14T11:41:46.401354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148266 2022-09-15T15:15:03.899856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140214 140093 2024-09-14T11:41:38.823321 2023-09-15T06:42:07.332395 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 140101 2021-01-07T05:36:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48816 2021-01-07T05:36:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 140119 2021-01-07T05:36:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48809 2021-01-07T05:36:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21178 2024-09-14T11:41:50.803291 application/rdf+xml 25950 2024-09-14T11:41:41.683388 image/jpeg 4791 2024-09-14T11:41:41.500337 image/jpeg 625886 2024-09-14T11:41:39.484327 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia