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Review Of Archaeology On The Edge: New Perspectives From The Northern Plains Edited By Brian Kooyman And Jane Kelley, Raymond Leblanc
Review Of Archaeology On The Edge: New Perspectives From The Northern Plains Edited By Brian Kooyman And Jane Kelley, Raymond Leblanc
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
This book is a tribute to the late Dr. Richard Forbis, the figure many Plains archaeologists regard as the founder and nurturer of Plains archaeology in Canada. The book begins with a fond reminiscence by Scott Raymond, a longtime colleague, who relates some of Dick's foibles, his distinctive chuckle, the near permanent fixture of his pipe, but also his sterling qualities as a scholar and teacher.
Review Of The Settlement Of The American Continents: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Human Biogeography Edited By C. Michael Barton, Geoffrey A. Clark, David R. Yesner, And Georges A. Pearson, Steven Holen
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Organized into three sections-"The First Settlers," "The Trail to the Americas," and "The Land and People Transformed"- The Settlement of the American Continents: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Human Biogeography is one of the latest edited volumes on the subject of the peopling of the Americas. Between the editors' introduction and closing, chapters by a number of authors offer diverse views of the early peopling event from the disciplines of physical anthropology, linguistics, genetics, ecological anthropology/archaeology, and paleontology. The volume is well edited, containing copious notes and a good bibliography.
Review Of The Art Of The Warriors: Rock Art Of The American Plains By James D. Keyser, Kelley Hays-Gilpin
Review Of The Art Of The Warriors: Rock Art Of The American Plains By James D. Keyser, Kelley Hays-Gilpin
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
The Art of the Warriors is a beautifully designed and lucid introduction to Plains rock art. Written by one of the foremost authorities on this subject, Forest Service archaeologist James D. Keyser, it neither mystifies nor oversimplifies. This glossy, oversized volume will appeal to three primary audiences: those who love the Great Plains but know little about rock art, those who love rock art but know little about the Great Plains, and scholars who enjoyed Keyser and Klaasen's Plains Indian Rock Art ( 2003) but longed for color photos. Useful endnotes and an extensive bibliography complement the lavishly illustrated text.
Review Of Weather Extremes Of The West By Tye W. Parzybok, John Nielsen-Gammon
Review Of Weather Extremes Of The West By Tye W. Parzybok, John Nielsen-Gammon
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Some books can serve multiple purposes. Weather Extremes of the West is one of them- well suited for use as a resource for middle school and high school students, as a good read for any self-proclaimed weather nut or person fascinated by the weather, and as a bathroom book fit for sporadic bursts of reading spread out over several months.
Review Of Hard Choices: Climate Change In Canada Edited By Harold Coward And Andrew J. Weaver, Matthew Bramley
Review Of Hard Choices: Climate Change In Canada Edited By Harold Coward And Andrew J. Weaver, Matthew Bramley
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
It's challenging to cover the complex issue of climate change in a 250-page book, let alone in a 500-word review. Hard Choices does cover the ground quite well, reviewing climate science, impacts, adaptation, technology, policy, law, equity, and ethics.
Review Of Civic Communion: The Rhetoric Of Community Building By David E. Proctor, Brett Zollinger
Review Of Civic Communion: The Rhetoric Of Community Building By David E. Proctor, Brett Zollinger
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
David Proctor advances the concept of "civic communion" as both a useful heuristic and a process. As the former, it supplies the community researcher and development practitioner with a "lens" for understanding the community scene. As a process, Proctor argues, it constructs and reinforces community. He defines civic communion as "community-coalescing events that establish and open an ethical rhetorical space for creating, crystallizing, and organizing community-building talk," those "collective moments of intense, yet transitory praise for community . . . [and] moments of enthusiastic praise for local community structures." His book sheds social interaction/constructionist light on the phenomenon of community.
Review Of Fishes Of Oklahoma By Rudolph J. Miller And Henry W. Robison, Keith Gido
Review Of Fishes Of Oklahoma By Rudolph J. Miller And Henry W. Robison, Keith Gido
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
The second edition of Fishes of Oklahoma provides an important update and valuable reference for anyone interested in fishes in the Great Plains. Miller and Robison have extensive experience working on fishes in this region and have done an excellent job conveying their knowledge. There is a wealth of information in this book that can be used by students, anglers, and anyone else interested in learning how to identify fishes or who wants to understand the ecology of the diverse ichthyofauna in Oklahoma.
Review Of Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status Of United States Species Edited By Michael Lanoo, William Duellman
Review Of Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status Of United States Species Edited By Michael Lanoo, William Duellman
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Since 1989, biologists and conservationists have become concerned about the worldwide decline of amphibians, especially frogs. What species are declining? Where? Why? What can we do about it? These questions, easy to ask but difficult to answer, are broadly addressed in this thick tome containing the contributions of 215 individuals, many of whom have spent years gathering information pertinent to their discussions. The book is divided into two major parts-"Conservation Essays" and "Species Accounts." In the former are essays on declines, causes, conservation, education, surveys, and monitoring. Each species account of an amphibian known from the United States has sections …
Review Of Wildflowers Of Montana By Donald Anthony Schiemann, Clayton Mccracken
Review Of Wildflowers Of Montana By Donald Anthony Schiemann, Clayton Mccracken
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Wildflowers of Montana is in the stack of books I take on botanizing expeditions. At bedtime one or two pages read as I fall asleep ends the day nicely. The book is well designed as a quick reference to 350 of Montana's best flowering plants.
Review Of Species At Risk: Using Economic Incentives To Shelter Endangered Species On Private Lands Edited By Jason F. Shogren, Mace Hack
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Consider the fact that approximately 80% of the species listed as endangered or threatened in the United States rely in part or completely on privately owned lands for their survival. For residents of the Great Plains, this statement certainly rings true. Most Great Plains states have public land ownership percentages below 10%, ranking among the lowest in the nation. And although we lack the abundance of listed species "enjoyed" by some of our neighbors, those we do have could not possibly subsist on the scattered fragments of suitable habitat found on public lands. Species-at-risk conservation, in the Great Plains especially, …
Review Of Wildflowers And Grasses Of Kansas: A Field Guide By Michael J. Haddock, Douglas Ladd
Review Of Wildflowers And Grasses Of Kansas: A Field Guide By Michael J. Haddock, Douglas Ladd
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Field guides serve multiple purposes. They are windows into the identities and attributes of a subset of biota. At their best they are also primers of patterns of biodiversity, ecological relationships, and conservation issues and serve as entry points for kindling interest in natural sciences and conservation.
Review Of Biological Control Of Invasive Plants In The United States Edited By Eric M. Coombs, Janet K. Clark, Gary L. Piper, And Alfred F. Cofrancesco, Jr., Andrew Norton
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
As pointed out in the volume's introduction, biological weed control is an increasingly important tool for managing invasive plants on public and private lands at a time when this strategy is under increasing scrutiny over real (and perceived) threats to native pants and ecosystems. The volume updates and expands upon Biological Control of Weeds in the West (1996) and should be considered an essential reference for policy makers, land managers, students, and researchers involved with biological weed control throughout North America.
Review Of Grasslands: Toward A North American Conservation Strategy By David A. Gauthier, Alberto Lafon, Theodore P. Toombs, Jugen Hoth, And Ed Wiken, David Gibson
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
In this short book the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC) outlines its vision for conserving the central grasslands. The CEC is a trinational organization created under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) by Canada, Mexico, and the United States to address regional environmental concerns.
Review Of Managing Changing Prairie Landscapes Edited By Todd A. Radenbaugh And Glenn C. Sutter, Fred Samson
Review Of Managing Changing Prairie Landscapes Edited By Todd A. Radenbaugh And Glenn C. Sutter, Fred Samson
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Four primary phases to an ecosystem cycle involve the release of carbon, energy, and nutrients by insects, fire, grazing or other agents; reorganization of the primary resources by pioneer species; exploitation of resources (succession) and redevelopment of more complex ecological relationships; and storage (climax) of resources until an ecological driver initiates a new phase.
Review Of Windswept: A Passionate View Of The Prairie Grasslands Text And Photographs By Wayne Lynch, Jane Austin
Review Of Windswept: A Passionate View Of The Prairie Grasslands Text And Photographs By Wayne Lynch, Jane Austin
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Many people never visit the vast grasslands of the midcontinent, or they cross it with scant attention, speeding down major highways to the more stunning scenery of the Rockies or coastlines. Common perceptions focus on the seemingly boring topography (relatively fiat), near-constant winds, and extreme temperatures. But Wayne Lynch's book of photographs and evocative text captures the subtle, dynamic beauty of the prairie landscape and provides fascinating details about the plants and animals that live there, making even those familiar with this landscape want to look more closely.
Review Of George Beadle, An Uncommon Farmer: The Emergence Of Genetics In The 20th Century By Paul Berg And Maxine Singer, Donald P. Weeks
Review Of George Beadle, An Uncommon Farmer: The Emergence Of Genetics In The 20th Century By Paul Berg And Maxine Singer, Donald P. Weeks
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
George W. Beadle-1958 Nobel Prize winner, giant of the order Isaac Newton had in mind when he wrote of standing on the shoulders of scientific predecessors- provided the first compelling evidence that the units of inheritance we call genes perform their function in sustaining life by encoding information to produce myriad biochemical catalysts called enzymes. The story of Beadle's life and his development of the "one gene-one enzyme" hypothesis is elegantly laid out by Paul Berg and Maxine Singer in this scholarly and engrossing biography. Through the authors' nimble guidance, we discover an "uncommon farmer" indeed, one whose talent and …
Review Of Amphibians And Reptiles Of Montana By J. Kirwin Werner, Bryce A. Maxell, Paul Hendricks, And Dennis L. Flath, Anthony Russell
Review Of Amphibians And Reptiles Of Montana By J. Kirwin Werner, Bryce A. Maxell, Paul Hendricks, And Dennis L. Flath, Anthony Russell
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
This volume documents comprehensively Montana's herpetofauna in a field guide/natural history format. As such, it joins other relatively recently published guides to the herpetofaunas of the northern Great Plains states and provinces that border Montana to provide extensive background information about amphibians and reptiles across this broad region. Assembled by a consortium of authors with a wealth of first-hand experience, the guide is profusely illustrated with color photographs of habitats and animals in the field, almost all of good to excellent quality, though a few are too small or indistinct to illustrate clearly the features being considered. For the most …
Review Of Teaching In Eden: Lessons From Cedar Point By John Janovy, Jr., Leanne Avery
Review Of Teaching In Eden: Lessons From Cedar Point By John Janovy, Jr., Leanne Avery
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
This is the rousing story of a rebel university professor who has spent a 36- year career passionately committed to teaching science students to be scientists rather than lecturing to them about science. Janovy's teaching experiences both at the Cedar Point Biological Station (CPBS) on the south shore of Lake Ogallala in Keith County, Nebraska, and at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's "city" campus can be described as an ongoing quest to bring the wealth of science in its context from Cedar Point to the "pedagogical poverty" of the large lecture hall setting in Lincoln.
Review Of The Swift Fox: Ecology And Conservation Of Swift Foxes In A Changing World Edited By Marsha A. Sovada And Ludwig Carbyn, Raymond Matlack
Review Of The Swift Fox: Ecology And Conservation Of Swift Foxes In A Changing World Edited By Marsha A. Sovada And Ludwig Carbyn, Raymond Matlack
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Swift foxes historically occurred throughout the short and mixed-grass prairies of the Great Plains. In February 1992, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) was petitioned by a private citizen to list the swift fox as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The USFWS concluded that listing of the swift fox was warranted but precluded because of higher listing priorities. In 2002, the USFWS removed the swift fox from candidate status.
Review Of Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas Edited By Dan L. Reinking, Keith Arnold
Review Of Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas Edited By Dan L. Reinking, Keith Arnold
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
This volume culminates the typical five-year atlas study of breeding birds in a specific state, in this case one well within the Great Plains. Oklahoma abuts parts of five other states of that region and, as such, shares its avifauna with them. The obviously well-funded effort included a full-time seasonal employee each year to survey blocks and enter data, each one racking up an impressive 10,000 miles per season to reach blocks not covered by volunteers. Nonetheless, like most of those before it, this atlas project had to rely upon volunteers to accomplish much of the field work.
Review Of Damselflies Of Alberta: Flying Neon Toothpicks In The Grass By John Acorn, Dennis Lehmkuhl
Review Of Damselflies Of Alberta: Flying Neon Toothpicks In The Grass By John Acorn, Dennis Lehmkuhl
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
This book is small enough to fit into a field pack or be rolled up and put in your pocket, but don't be misled by the size: it contains many compelling topics in addition to identification and species accounts. Of special interest is the chapter on the history of damselfly study in Alberta. Settlement of many areas of the Canadian and American Plains occurred about a hundred years ago, and the pattern was similar in many places-avid amateurs or professional biologists began the study of local faunas, and the stories of their personal lives and experiences in those pioneer years …
Review Of Butterflies Of Oklahoma, Kansas, And North Texas By John M. Dole, Walter B. Gerard, And John M. Nelson, Ronald Alan Royer
Review Of Butterflies Of Oklahoma, Kansas, And North Texas By John M. Dole, Walter B. Gerard, And John M. Nelson, Ronald Alan Royer
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
This little book is a guide to 100 of the most common among approximately 255 butterfly species on record for the region it covers. Major taxonomic groupings are distinguished by color bars at the tops of pages. Colloquial nomenclature follows the North American Butterfly Association's Checklist and English Names of North American Butterflies (2001). Order of presentation and scientific names accord essentially with Opler and Warren, Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, North of Mexico (2002). Each species account presents up to four photographs of adults in nature, much in the style of the Butterflies through Binoculars …
Review Of Growing Penstemons: Species, Cultivars, And Hybrids Compiled By Dale Lindgren And Ellen Wilde, Ronald Weedon
Review Of Growing Penstemons: Species, Cultivars, And Hybrids Compiled By Dale Lindgren And Ellen Wilde, Ronald Weedon
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
This book clearly appeals to those of us who never met a penstemon we didn't like. Everything about it is oriented to making the experiences of the penstemon traveler easier and a lot more enjoyable, starting with the color photographs on the book covers.
Review Of Weeds Of The Great Plains By James Stubbendieck, Mitchell 1. Coffin, And L. M. Landholt, Craig Freeman
Review Of Weeds Of The Great Plains By James Stubbendieck, Mitchell 1. Coffin, And L. M. Landholt, Craig Freeman
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Alteration of the Great Plains landscape during the past two centuries has permitted scores of weedy plants to flourish and expand their ranges, often profoundly affecting the ecology and economy of the region. As their numbers have increased, weed identification has become progressively more challenging. More than 600 of the 3,600 species of flowering plants and ferns documented in the Great Plains were not here 200 years ago. This book, updating and replacing Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains (1994), intends to enable users to "identify or confirm the identity of the most important weeds in the Great Plains."
Review Of Every Farm A Factory: The Industrial Ideal In American Agriculture By Deborah Fitzgerald, Kimberly Porter
Review Of Every Farm A Factory: The Industrial Ideal In American Agriculture By Deborah Fitzgerald, Kimberly Porter
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
In many ways Deborah Fitzgerald's Every Farm a Factory is a familiar story. Students of early twentieth-century American agriculture will find recognizable contours: mechanization, standardization, economies of scale, depopulation, professionalization, and a developing managerial mind-set. What makes Fitzgerald's work an invigorating contribution to the history of rural America is her framework. The new "opportunities and constraints" confronting farmers and their families in the 1920s, she argues, were not an accidental convergence.
Review Of Weeds Of The Great Plains By James Stubbendieck, Mitchell 1. Coffin, And L. M. Landholt, Craig C. Freeman
Review Of Weeds Of The Great Plains By James Stubbendieck, Mitchell 1. Coffin, And L. M. Landholt, Craig C. Freeman
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Alteration of the Great Plains landscape during the past two centuries has permitted scores of weedy plants to flourish and expand their ranges, often profoundly affecting the ecology and economy of the region. As their numbers have increased, weed identification has become progressively more challenging. More than 600 of the 3,600 species of flowering plants and ferns documented in the Great Plains were not here 200 years ago. This book, updating and replacing Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains (1994), intends to enable users to "identify or confirm the identity of the most important weeds in the Great Plains."
Review Of On The Great Plains: Agriculture And Environment By Geoff Cunfer, Gary Libecap
Review Of On The Great Plains: Agriculture And Environment By Geoff Cunfer, Gary Libecap
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Geoff Cunfer has written an important book about the interaction between humans and nature in the Great Plains between 1870 and the end of the twentieth century. It will be useful to those involved in environmental and ecological science, agriculture and agricultural history, as well as economic history and economic development. One of the largest agricultural landscapes in the U.S., the Great Plains was at one time thought of as "the Great American Desert," and the Northern Great Plains was the last region to be settled on the agricultural frontier. Interpretation of Great Plains history is split between two camps. …
Review Of Revenge Of The Windigo: The Construction Of The Mind And Mental Health Of North American Aboriginal Peoples By James B. Waldram, Vicki Smye
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
In Revenge of the Windigo, James Waldram provides an incisive critique of the use and abuse of culture in mental health theory and practice. In my view, one of the most important contributions of this book relates to Waldram's notice of the often unexamined and sometimes cavalier use of "Aboriginality" and related research methodological practices, including the uncritical appropriation of terminology in the field of Aboriginal mental health. I was particularly drawn to Waldram's attention to ideological positioning in which complex ideas are reduced to simplistic binary forms, for example, the use of the concepts of "traditional" and "holism," …
Review Of Brush Management: Past, Present, Future Edited By Wayne T. Hamilton, Allan Mcginty, Darrell N. Ueckert, C. Wayne Hanselka, And Michelle R. Lee, Susan Tunnell
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
Focused on the brush problem in Texas, this book contains sections on mechanical, chemical, biological, and prescribed fire as methods of brush management, with an additional section on brush management issues. The chapters on management practices address the historical perspective, current practices, and their future use. This approach provides more than a snapshot of current research and helps readers understand the progression of management practices.
Review Of Immigrants And The American Dream: Remaking The Middle Class By William A. V. Clark, John Defrain
Review Of Immigrants And The American Dream: Remaking The Middle Class By William A. V. Clark, John Defrain
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)
In three decades the immigrant population in the U.S. has increased from 10 million to more than 28 million and continues to grow. In 1970 the foreign-born population was little more than 4%; today it has reached 11 %. About 40% of the immigrant population growth in this 35-year period has occurred in the past decade alone. The consensus among demographers is that immigrants are the major contributor to the country's population growth.