Whitewater Ecology College: References

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This article first appeared in INHF's Winter 2006 magazine.

Additional resources:

• Jean C. Prior. Landforms of Iowa. University of Iowa Press, 1991. This full-color, readable account of Iowa’s landscape features describes their diversity across the state, their underlying earth materials, and the geologic processes responsible for their formation. Abundant photos, maps, diagrams, references, and places to visit.
• Wayne I. Anderson. Iowa’s Geological Past: Three Billion Years of Change. University of Iowa Press, 1998. This books offers a comprehensive look at Iowa’s fascinating geologic past as preserved in its rock record, from ancient volcanic lavas to tropical seas teeming with marine life to massive ice sheets. Numerous photos, maps, diagrams and references.
• Iowa Geological Survey website: http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/. This site contains a wealth of information, including a huge variety of maps and satellite images, educational materials, and a “browse area” with links to dozens of diverse topics ranging from the geology of specific state parks to Iowa’s statewide land cover inventory to “the age of dinosaurs in Iowa.”

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