I. The Context: The Highly Fragmented Midwest. - 1. Forest Communities of the Midwestern United States. - 2. Savanna and Open-Woodland Communities. - 3. The Tallgrass Prairie Mosaic. - 4. Wetlands in the Midwest with Special Reference to Illinois. - II. Problems and Case Studies. - 5. Conservation in the Context of Non-Indigenous Species. - 6. Native Pests: The Impact of Deer in Highly Fragmented Habitats. - 7. Mammals of Illinois and the Midwest: Ecological and Conservation Issues for Human-Dominated Landscapes. - 8. Effectiveness of Small Nature Preserves for Breeding Birds. - 9. Impacts of Fragmentation on Midwestern Aquatic Organisms. - 10. Midwestern Fire Management: Prescribing a National Process in an Unnatural Landscape. - 11. Community Succession Diversity and Disturbance in the Central Hardwood Forest. - 12. The Biogeography of and Habitat Loss on Hill Prairies. - 13. Fragmentation and the Role of Seed Banks in Promoting Persistence in Isolated Populations of Collinsia verra. - 14. Effects of Livestock Grazing on Forest Habitats. - III. Conservation Strategies in Action. - 15. Terrestrial Nature Reserve Design at the Urban/Rural Interface. - 16. The Value of Small Preserves in Chronically Fragmented Landscapes. - 17. Nature Preserves Natural Areas and the Conservation of Endangered and Threatened Species in Illinois. - 18. An Aid to Conservation Strategy in Illinois: The Critical Trends Assessment Project. - 19. The History of Natural Areas Programs in Wisconsin. Language: English