Conservation in Highly Fragmented Landscapes

Abstract

Part I. The Context: The Chronically Fragmented Midwest Forest Communities of the Midwestern United States, J.E. Ebinger Savanna and Open-Woodland Communities, J.B. Taft The Tallgrass Prairie Mosaic, K.R. Robertson, R.C. Anderson and M.W. Schwartz Wetlands in the Midwest with Special Reference to Illinois, S.P. Havera and L.B. Suloway. Part II. Special Problems and Case Studies. Conservation in the Context of Non-Indigenous Species, J.O. Luken Native Pests: the Impact of Deer in Highly Fragmented Habitats, R.C. Anderson Mammals the Midwest: Ecological and Conservation Issues for Human-Dominated Landscapes, P.C. Mankin and R.E. Warner Effectiveness of Small Nature Preserves for Breeding Birds, S.K. Robinson, J.D. Brawn and J.K. Hoover Impacts of Fragmentation on Midwestern Aquatic Organisms, L.M. Page, M. Pyron, and K.S. Cummings Midwestern Fire Management: Prescribing a Natural Process in an Unnatural Landscape, M.W. Schwartz and S. Hermann Community Succession, Diversity and Disturbance in the Central Hardwood Forest, J.S. Fralish The Biogeography of and Habitat Loss on Hill Prairies, M.W. Schwartz, K.R. Robertson, B.K. Dunphy, J.W. Olson, A.M. Trame Fragmentation and the Role of Seed Banks in Promoting Persistence in Isolated Populations of Collinsia verna, S. Kalisz, L. Horth, and M. A. McPeek Effects of Livestock Grazing on Forest Habitats, A. Dennis. Part III. Conservation Strategies in Action. Terrestial Nature Reserve Design at the Urban/Rural Interface, C.L. Shafer The Value of Small Preserves, Natural Areas and the Conservation of Endangered and Threatened Species in Illinois, J.R. Herkert An Aid to Conservation Strategy in Illinois: the Critical Trends Assessment Project, T. Heavisides and B. Lieberman The History of Natural Areas Programs in Wisconsin, F. Stearns and P. Matthiae.