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Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Prologue xv 1 Setting the Stage 1 2 A Miracle of Sight, Scent, and Sound 35 3 The Great Transformation 75 4 Prairies Today 113 5 Oak Woodlands and Bottomland Forests Today 153 6 Restoring Nature’s Systems 189 7 Present Quandaries, Future Quests 223 Epilogue 259 Appendix. Common and Scientific Names of Native and Naturalized Plants in the Text 261 Bibliographic Acknowledgments 269 References Cited 273 Index 289 Contents ...

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