The Hoosier-Shawnee Ecological assessment

Abstract

This report is a scientific assessment of the characteristic composition, structure, and processes of ecosystems in the southern one-third of Illinois and Indiana and a small part of western Kentucky. It includes chapters on ecological sections and soils, water resources, forest, plants, and communities, aquatic animals, terrestrial animals, forest diseases and pests, and exotic animals. The information presented provides a context for land and resource management planning on the Hoosier and Shawnee National Forests.

Titles contained within The Hoosier-Shawnee Ecological assessment

• The Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment: Table of contents
• The Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment: objectives, approach, and major findings
• Ecological regions and soil conditions in the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area
• Current and historical forest conditions and disturbance regimes in the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area
• Native plants and communities and exotic plants within the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area
• Freshwater resources in the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area
• Fishes, mussels, crayfishes, and aquatic habitats of the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area
• Terrestrial animal species in the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area
• Native and exotic insects and diseases in forest ecosystems in the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area
• Exotic aquatic and terrestrial animals in the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area

Citation

Thompson, Frank R., III, ed. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee Ecological assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-244. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 267 p.