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Natural History of the Greater Kansas City Region: Prairies

Linda Hall Library's collections include many books and journals related to local and North American natural history. This guide includes information about our collections as well as links to local resources.

Prairies

Olathe Prairie Center
Olathe, KS
Jerry Smith Park
Kansas City, MO
Prairie State Park
Liberal, MO
Taberville Prairie
Missouri Dept. of Conservation
El Dorado Springs, MO
Konza Prairie
Manhattan, KS
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Strong City, KS

Books on Prairies

American Bison: a natural history
Call Number: QL737 .U53 L677 2002
Grassland Dynamics: long-term ecological research in tallgrass prairie by Alan K. Knapp (Editor), et. al.
Call Number: QH105 .K3 G73 1998
Ecology of the Shortgrass Steppe by W. K. Lauenroth; Ingrid C. Burke
Call Number: QH102 .E285 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Barnstorming the Prairies
Call Number: 2nd Floor TR810 .W44 2015
ISBN: 9780816677504

Web Resources

Digital Collections: Quadrupeds of North America
American Bison or Buffalo
Audubon, John J., 1849-54, Quadrupeds of N. America, v.2. pl. 57, p. 33.
From LInda Hall Library Digital Collections
Missouri Prairie Foundation