 | Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana: Presettlement to Present Subjects: Habitat (Ecology) -- Indiana; Habitat (Ecology) -- Indiana -- History; Biotic communities -- Indiana; Biotic communities -- Indiana -- History; Natural history -- Indiana; In Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana, leading experts assess the health and diversity of Indiana's eight wildlife habitats, providing detailed analysis, data-generated maps, color photographs, and complete lists of flora and fauna. This groundbreaking reference details the state's forests, grasslands, wetlands, aquatic systems, barren lands, and subterranean systems, and describes the nature and impact of two man-made habitats--agricultural and developed lands. The book considers extirpated and endangered species alongside invasives and exotics, and evaluates floral and faunal distribution at century intervals to chart ecological change. John O. Whitaker, Jr., is Professor of Biology at Indiana State University and author of Mammals of Indiana (2nd edition with Russell E. Mumford, IUP, 2009); Mammals of Indiana: A Field Guide (IUP, 2010); Keys to the Vertebrates of the Eastern United States; and The Audubon Guide to Mammals of North America. |
