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Critical Trends Assessment Phase II

Inventory of Resource Rich Areas in Illinois:
An Evaluation of Ecological Resources
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Prepared for the Department of Natural Resources
by Liane Suloway, Mark Joselyn, and Patrick W. Brown
Center for Wildlife Ecology
Illinois Natural History Survey, 1996
A web based reproduction of the printed volume.
IDNR/EEA-96/08 3M/1996
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INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAM
STATEWIDE SUMMARIES

  • DESCRIPTION OF AREA SUMMARIES
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    Map showing location of Resource Rich Areas in Illinois, by Mark Joselyn and Liane Suloway
    AREA SUMMARIES

    1. DRIFTLESS AREA
    2. SUGAR RIVER
    3. CHAIN O' LAKES - FOX RIVER
    4. ILLINIOS BEACH
    5. KISHWAUKEE RIVER
    6. ROCK RIVER
    7. DUPAGE RIVER
    8. MISSISSIPPI - LOWER ROCK
    9. DES PLAINES RIVER
    10. THORN CREEK
    11. PRAIRIE PARKLANDS - MIDEWIN
    12. KANKAKEE - IROQUOIS
    13. PEORIA WILDS
    14. NAUVOO
    15. MACKINAW RIVER
    16. MIDDLE ILLINOIS RIVER
    17. VERMILION RIVER
    18. BIG RIVERS
    19. EMBARRAS RIVER
    20. SANGAMON RIVER
    21. UPPER WABASH RIVER
    22. SOUTHERN TILL PLAIN
    23. KARST/CAVE AREA
    24. LOWER WABASH RIVER
    25. KASKASKIA BOTTOMS
    26. MIDDLE FORK BIG MUDDY
    27. ILLINOIS OZARKS
    28. SHAWNEE HILLS
    29. CACHE RIVER
    30. CRETACEOUS HILLS

    FIGURES

    1. RESOURCE RICH AREAS
    2. NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY SITES
    3. BIOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT STREAMS
    4. UPLAND FOREST HERITAGE SITES
    5. FLOODPLAIN FOREST HERITAGE SITES
    6. WETLAND HERITAGE SITES
    7. PRAIRIE HERITAGE SITES
    8. SAVANNA HERITAGE SITES
    9. CAVE HERITAGE SITES
    10. LAKE HERITAGE SITES
    11. PRIMARY HERITAGE SITES
    12. STATE AND FEDERAL LAND
    13. NATURAL DIVISIONS

    METHODOLOGY
    REFERENCES, AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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    Illinois Natural History Survey

    Please report any problems to:
    joselyn@uiuc.edu