TY - BOOK ID - 77907514 TI - The emerald horizon : the history of nature in Iowa PY - 2008 SN - 1587297477 9781587297472 9781587296321 1587296322 PB - Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, DB - UniCat KW - Natural history KW - History, Natural KW - Natural science KW - Physiophilosophy KW - Biology KW - Science KW - History. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77907514 AB - Since so much of the tallgrass state has been transformed into an agricultural landscape, Mutel focuses on understanding today's natural environment by understanding yesterday's changes. After summarizing the geological, archaeological, and ecological features that shaped Iowa's modern landscape, she recreates the once-wild native communities that existed prior to Euroamerican settlement. Next she examines the dramatic changes that overtook native plant and animal communities as Iowa's prairies, woodlands, and wetlands were transformed. Finally she presents realistic techniques for restoring n ER -