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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PART I.
Natural History of the Loess Hills
1
INTRODUCTION
2
ANCIENT LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITIES
Earliest Times: Laying down the Ancient Bedrock
The Ice Age
3
HUMANS COME TO THE HILLS
Human Cultures of the Loess Hills
Natural Changes in Holocene Native Communities, Climate, and Landforms
Effects of Euro-American Settlement on the Natural Landscape
4
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TODAY'S LOESS HILLS
Characteristics of Loess
Shapes of the Loess
Hidden within the Loess
Soils
Climate
5
NATURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE LOESS HILLS TODAY
Prairies
Woodlands
Rare Species and Special Features
6
THE LOESS HILLS OF THE FUTURE
Preservation of Natural Areas
Management of Natural Features
Research Efforts in the Hills
Education and Interpretation
7
EPILOGUE: Taking a Broader View
PART II.
Touring the Loess Hills
8
INTRODUCTION
9
PUBLIC USE AREAS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
10
NORTHERN TOUR: Sioux City Area and North into Plymouth County
11
CENTRAL TOUR: DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge to Loess Hills Wildlife Area
12
SOUTHERN TOUR: Southern Loess Hills in Iowa and Missouri and Southeastern Nebraska
FURTHER READING AND OTHER RESOURCES
CHAPTER BIBLIOGRAPHIES
INDEX
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