Terrestrial arthropod community and indicators of biotic integrity for Iowa tallgrass prairie
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iii CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background 1 Objectives 16 Justification 17 Thesis Organization 17 Literature Cited 18 Tables and Figures 21 CHAPTER TWO. ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY OF REMNANT, RESTORED, AND RECONSTRUCTED IOWA TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: A COMPARISON Abstract 25 Introduction 26 Methods 28 Results 31 Discussion 36 Conclusions 40 Acknowledgements 40 Literature Cited 42 Tables and Figures 44 CHAPTER THREE. TERRESTIAL ARTHROPOD INDICATORS FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF IOWA TALLGRASS PRAIRIE Abstract 69 Introduction 70 Methods 72 Results 74 Discussion 76 Conclusions 80 Acknowledgements 81 Literature Cited 82 Tables and Figures 84 CHAPTER FOUR. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 101 Literature Cited 103 APPENDIX. SUPPLEMENTAL FIGURES FOR CHAPTER TWO 104 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 117
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