Forest

Abstract

Each of 32 parks is briefly described with emphasis on both natural and restored prairies; subsections include vegetation type, historic, present prairie management, adjacent land use, and referenced prairie research. Most information is offered in both text and summary tables; detailed site maps and national maps are included. Another section describes Kuchler’s vegetation types, and a third contains a bibliography (with lists of key words) of prairie studies conducted elsewhere. This work was intended for use by park resource managers, although its usefulness for vegetation descriptions and references should extend well beyond park boundaries. Copies are available at no charge from Jim Wood, Editor, National Park Service, Science Publications Office, 75 Spring Street S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303.