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Playas of the Great Plains

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
LIST OF TABLES xiii
PREFACE xv
PLAYAS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER 1. WHAT IS A PLAYA? 3
CHAPTER 2. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT 29
ECOSYSTEM ASPECTS
CHAPTER 3. FLORA 45
CHAPTER 4. FAUNA 66
CHAPTER 5. STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DIVERSITY 108
CONSERVATION ASPECTS
CHAPTER 6. HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND CURRENT SOCIETAL VALUE OF PLAYAS 141
CHAPTER 7. THREATS TO PROPER FUNCTION OF PLAYAS 160
CHAPTER 8. CONSERVATION PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 177
APPENDIX 202
REFERENCES 219
INDEX 247

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
LIST OF TABLES xiii
PREFACE xv
PLAYAS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER 1. WHAT IS A PLAYA? 3
CHAPTER 2. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT 29
ECOSYSTEM ASPECTS
CHAPTER 3. FLORA 45
CHAPTER 4. FAUNA 66
CHAPTER 5. STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DIVERSITY 108
CONSERVATION ASPECTS
CHAPTER 6. HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND CURRENT SOCIETAL VALUE OF PLAYAS 141
CHAPTER 7. THREATS TO PROPER FUNCTION OF PLAYAS 160
CHAPTER 8. CONSERVATION PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 177
APPENDIX 202
REFERENCES 219
INDEX 247

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