Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps, Figures, Tables, and Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1: The Great Slaughter 11
8. Chapter 2: Interconnected Ecosystems 21
9. Chapter 3: Bison as a Keystone Species 29
10. Chapter 4: Grasslands 37
11. Chapter 5: Bison and Seed Dispersal 49
12. Chapter 6: Landscape Disturbance by Bison 61
13. Chapter 7: Bison and Bugs 83
14. Chapter 8: Bison and Birds 107
15. Chapter 9: Bison and Small Mammals 135
16. Chapter 10: Bison and Amphibians and Reptiles 157
17. Chapter 11: Bison and Ungulates 167
18. Chapter 12: Bison and Predators 179
19. Chapter 13: The Ecology of Bison Carcasses and Scavengers 191
20. Chapter 14: Rewilding: Returning Bison to Their Ancestral Lands 209
21. Epilogue: Wake Up, Sleeping Buffalo 217
22. Afterword: Diversity Is Strength by Dr. Leroy Little Bear 219
23. Acknowledgements 221
24. Appendix 1: The Buffalo: A Treaty of Cooperation, Renewal, and Restoration 225
25. Appendix 2: Species Discussed in The Ecological Buffalo 227
26. Appendix 3: Native Terrestrial Mammals, North of Mexico, Whose Ranges Overlapped with Those of Plains and Wood Bison 230
27. Glossary 233
28. Notes 239
29. Bibliography 255
30. Subject Index 271