The study of petroleum in both the saturated and unsaturated
zones, to better understand the processes that control
contaminant behavior, and to use this understanding to estimate
the future behavior of the contaminants. The bibliography
provides citations pertinent to the effects of fire and its
prescribed use on the ecosystems and species of Wisconsin and
the upper Midwest. Three separate subject indexes are provided:
general, species, and geographic location. Explains what biochar
is and how it is formed, its potential use in both fertilizer
and carbon sequestration, and some of the research questions
remaining to be addressed before we can utilize it fully in
practical ways. Study of the processes by which the conversion
occurred of the Palouse bioregion from perennial native grass,
shrub, and forest vegetation to agriculture and the interactions
between human cultures and environment.