A field guide to the natural communities of Michigan / Joshua G. Cohen [and three others].

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Overview: The culmination of three decades of work by Michigan Natural Features Inventory ecologists, this essential guidebook to the natural communities of Michigan introduces the diverse terrain of a unique state. Small enough to carry in a backpack, this field guide provides a system for dividing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cohen, Joshua G. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Biotic communities > Michigan. NATURE > Regional. Biotic communities. Michigan. Electronic books.
Genre:	Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (JSTOR)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (405 pages) : color illustrations, photographs
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Table 1. Natural Community Types by Ecological Class and Group""; ""Table 2. Natural Community State Ranks""; ""Table 3. Soil pH Ranges""; ""Key to the Natural Community Types of Michigan""; ""Palustrine Class""; ""Marsh Group""; ""Wet Prairie Group""; ""Fen Group""; ""Bog Group""; ""Shrub Wetland Group""; ""Forested Wetland Group""; ""Terrestrial Class""; ""Prairie Group""; ""Savanna Group""; ""Forest Group""; ""Palustrine/Terrestrial Class""; ""Wooded Dune & Swale Group""; ""Primary Class""; ""Dunes Group""; ""Sand/Cobble Shore Group""
""Bedrock Lakeshore Group""""Bedrock Grassland Group""; ""Bedrock Glade Group""; ""Lakeshore Cliff/Bluff Group""; ""Inland Cliff Group""; ""Subterranean/Sink Class""; ""Karst Group""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""References""