This volume examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas in the South and Southeast regions of the United States, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it....

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1. Verfasser:	Kowtko, Stacy (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Santa Barbara, Calif. Greenwood Press/ABC-CLIO c2010
Schlagworte:	Protected areas / Southern States Endangered ecosystems / Southern States
Zusammenfassung:	This volume examines over 50 of the most spectacular and important areas in the South and Southeast regions of the United States, with each entry describing the importance of the area, the flora and fauna that it supports, threats to the survival of the region, and what is being done to protect it. Organized by state within the volume, this work informs readers about the wide variety of natural areas across the South and Southeast and identifies places that may be near them that demonstrate the importance of preserving such regions
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-174) and index 1. Alabama. Coos a Bog -- Dry Creek -- Grand Bay Savanna -- Gulf Creek Canyon Preserve Little River Canyon -- Natchez Trace -- Prairie Grove Glades -- Rabbit Island -- Roberta Case Pine Hills Preserve Russell Cave National Monument -- 2. Arkansas. Brooksher Crooked Creek Preserve -- Buffalo National River -- Hot Springs National Park -- Interior Highlands/Fire Restoration and Baker Prairie -- Miller County Sandhills Ouachita National Forest -- Ozark Karst Project -- Simpson Natural Preserve at Trap Mountain -- Sweden Creek Falls Natural Area -- 3. Florida. Big Cypress National Preserve Biscayne National Park -- Blowing Rocks Preserve -- Disney Wilderness Preserve -- Everglades Florida Keys -- Indian River Lagoon -- Machaba Balu Preserve -- 4. Georgia. Appalachian National Scenic Trail Camp Meeting Rock -- Chattahoochee Fall Line -- Etowah River -- Heggie's Rock -- Marshall Forest Preserve -- Ohoopee Dunes -- 5. Louisiana. Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve -- Atchafalaya Basin -- Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge Caddo Black Bayou -- Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge -- Chenier Plain -- Copenhagen Hills -- Cypress Island -- Frederick's Swamp -- Kisatchie National Forest -- Lafitte Woods Preserve -- Mary Ann Brown Preserve -- Pushepatapa Creek -- Talisheek Pine Wetlands Preserve -- White Kitchen Preserve -- 6. Mississippi. Central Mississippi Conservation Program -- Lower Mississippi River -- Lower Pearl River Partnership -- Mississippi Delta -- Sweetbay Bogs Preserve -- 7. North Carolina. Bat Cave Preserve -- Gorges State Park -- Grandfather Mountain Preserve -- Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- South Mountains Game Land -- 8. South Carolina. Congaree National Park -- Francis Beidler Forest -- Oconee State Park -- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve -- Sandy Island Preserve -- Washo Reserve and the Santee Coastal Reserve -- 9. Tennessee. Clinch River -- Cumberland Trail State Park -- Hubbard's Cave -- Obed Wild and Scenic River -- Shady Valley Program -- Tapoco Project -- Taylor Hollow -- Walls of Jericho -- 10. Texas. Barton Creek Habitat Preserve -- Big Bend National Park -- Big Thicket National Preserve Chihuahua Woods Preserve -- Clymer Meadow Preserve -- Davis Mountains Preserve -- Devils River State Natural Area and Dolan Falls Preserve -- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve Guadalupe Mountains National Park -- Mad Island Marsh Preserve -- Lennox Foundation Southmost Preserve -- Pierce Marsh Preserve -- Shamrock Island Preserve and Francine Cohn Preserve
Beschreibung:	xix, 176 p. ill., maps 26 cm