416 records matched your query
03748aam a2200529 i 4500 001 E9261942214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230713010558 008 210810t20222022sncabc b 001 0 eng 020 $a 088977871X 020 $a 9780889778719 035 $a (OCoLC)1263265778 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d NLC $d OCLCO $d VP@ $d OCLCF $d YDX $d NLC $d OKX $d SILO 042 $a lac 043 $a np----- 050 4 $a QL737.U53 $b O56 2022 055 00 $a QL737.U53 $b O56 2022 082 0 $a 636.2/92 $2 23 084 $a cci1icc $2 lacc 100 1 $a Olson, Wes, $d 1954- $e author. 245 14 $a The ecological buffalo : $b on the trail of the keystone species / $c Wes Olson and Johane Janelle ; foreword by Harvey Locke ; afterword by Leroy Little Bear. 264 1 $a Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : $b University of Regina Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xv, 278 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color), color map, portraits ; $c 26 x 28 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index. 520 $a "An expert on the buffalo tells the history of this keystone species through extensive research and beautiful photographs. Few wild animals captivate our imaginations as much as the buffalo. These magnificent creatures played a significant role in structuring the varied ecosystems they occupied, and North American Indigenous Peoples depended upon them. Based on author Wes Olson's thirty-five years of working intimately with bison--and featuring Johane Janelle's stunning photography--The Ecological Buffalo takes the reader on a journey to understand the myriad connections this keystone species has with the Great Plains."-- $c Provided by publisher. 530 $a Issued also in electronic format. 505 0 $a The great slaughter -- Interconnected ecosystem -- Bison as a keystone species -- Grasslands -- Bison and seed dispersal -- Landscape disturbance by bison -- Bison and bugs -- Bison and birds -- Bison and small mammals -- Bison and amphibians and reptiles -- Bison and ungulates -- Bison and predators -- The ecology of bison carcasses and scavengers -- Rewilding: returning bison to their ancestral lands -- Epilogue: wake up, sleeping buffalo -- Afterword: Diversity is Strength by Dr. Leroy Little Bear -- Appendix 1: The buffalo: a treaty of cooperation, renewal, and restoration -- Appendix 2: Species discussed in The Ecological Buffalo -- Appendix 3: Native terrestrial mammals, north of Mexico, whose ranges overlapped with those of plains and wood bison. 650 0 $a American bison $z Great Plains $x History. 650 0 $a American bison $x Ecology $z Great Plains. 650 0 $a American bison $z Great Plains $v Pictorial works. 650 6 $a Bison d'AmeÌrique $z Grandes Plaines $x Histoire. 650 6 $a Bison d'AmeÌrique $x EÌcologie $z Grandes Plaines. 650 6 $a Bison d'AmeÌrique $z Grandes Plaines $v Ouvrages illustreÌs. 650 7 $a American bison. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00806966 650 7 $a American bison $x Ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00806971 651 7 $a Great Plains. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240567 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Pictorial works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423874 700 1 $a Janelle, Johane, $d 1959- $e photographer. 700 1 $a Locke, Harvey, $d 1959- $e writer of foreword. 700 1 $a Little Bear, Leroy, $e writer of afterword. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Olson, Wes, 1954- $t Ecological buffalo. $d Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, 2022 $z 9780889778726 $z 9780889778726 $w (OCoLC)1302196868 941 $a 2 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20240201010254.0 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718100341.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E9261942214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search