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Platt National Park Environment and Ecology |
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CONTENTS 1 Introduction to the Park 2 Evolution of the Park's Physical Landscape 3 Ecology of the Park's Biological Landscapes 4 Landscapes and Ecosystems of the Park 5 Man's Impact on the Park's Landscape 6 Conclusion Appendix. Flora and Fauna of the Park Index (omitted from the online edition)
ILLUSTRATIONS PHOTOGRAPHS Sulphur entrance to Platt National ParkAntelope Spring The Pavilion of Bromide and Medicine springs Wading pool along Travertine Creek Bison Viewpoint Travertine Nature Center and gateway to Environmental Study Area Self-guiding nature trail An exposure of strata of the Vanoss formation Vanoss formation on northern face of Bromide Hill Rock Creek Alluvial soil of the park's lowland Natural levee along Rock Creek Dark soil on slopes of Bromide Hill Roadcut along Perimeter Drive An example of succession Winter scene on Travertine Creek A climax lowland forest near Travertine Creek Cleaned woodland around Rock Creek Immature woodland in Rock Creek Campground Short-grass cover on conglomerate upland Bunch grass of dry upland soil Upland grassland behind Bromide Hill Prickly-pear cactus Yucca Transitional boundary along conglomerate upland Not-so-silent spring Flood damage to park's landscape Overgrazed pasture beyond park's boundary FIGURES 1. Map of Oklahoma2. Platt National Park 3. Arbuckle Recreation Area 4. Boundaries of Indian nations and prominent army posts in 1860's 5. Formation of the earth's crust 6. Early sedimentation and subsidence 7. Geological faulting in the Platt area 8. Inundation of Platt area by Ordovician sea 9. Anticlinal formation of the Arbuckle Mountains 10. Two hundred million years of erosion 11. Origin of the park's springs 12. Energy storage in a vegetation succession 13. Cellular growth and reproduction of a root hair 14. Simplified model of the food chain 15. Raccoon 16. Upland food chain in Platt National Park |
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