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Barnes, B.V. and Wagner, W.H. (2004) Michigan Trees: A Guide to the Trees of the Great Lakes Region. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. Brown, L. (1979) Grasses. An Identification Guide. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Dorr, J. A, Jr and Eschman, D. F. (1970) Geology of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. *Hazlett, B.T. (1986) The vegetation and flora of the Nordhouse Dunes, Manistee Nationl Forest, Mason County, Michigan I. History and present vegetation. The Michigan Botanist 25, 74-92. *Hazlett, B.T. (1986) The vegetation and flora of the Nordhouse Dunes, Manistee Nationl Forest, Mason County, Michigan II. Catalogue of vascular plants. The Michigan Botanist 25, 125-139. *Mustard, T.S. (1983) The vegetation of the Manistee National Forest, Oceana and Mason Counties, Michigan I. Physical, historical, and ecological aspects. The Michigan Botanist 22, 111-122. *Mustard, T.S. (1983) The vegetation of the Manistee National Forest, Oceana and Mason Counties, Michigan II. Checklist of vascular plants. The Michigan Botanist 22, 151-162. *Weatherbee, E.E. (2006) Guide to Great Lakes Coastal Plants. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. In addition, Edward G. Voss's Michigan Flora, Fred Case's Orchids of the Great Lakes Region and members of the Peterson and Audubon field guide series would be useful. *These items will be on sale at the Foray; see Arisaema The Michigan Natural Features Inventory (http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi ) is also a treasure chest of information with with its publications (http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/pub/publications.cfm) and databases (http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/data/index.cfm) including Michigan special plants, animals and natural communities. Communities @ http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/pub/abstracts.cfm#Communities Below are listed the Michigan communities for which Michigan Natural Features Inventory has online writeups and we are likely to see in the Ludington area. These are wonderful sources of information, and they reinforce the fact that the plants are the basis for these communities which include birds, insects, etc. While it is true that the local habitat determines the plants, they are the major influence supporting the rest of the biological community.
More communities and more information are given at: http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/data/MNFI_Natural_Communities.pdf MNFI publications are available at: http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/pub/publications.cfm
Relevant publications include:
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