Platt National Park: Environment and ecology
Barker BM and Jameson WC. 1975. Platt National Park: Environment and ecology. University of Oklahoma Press
This book is designed to serve as an introduction to many of the natural and cultural aspects of Platt National Park. It is intended to familiarize the reader with the diverse environments he will encounter while traveling through the park. Perhaps more significant, it is intended to create an awareness of the delicate yet vital ecological relationships which not only are apparent in the park but exist in one form or another throughout the entire world. This guide is intended to go beyond the traditional field guide. We feel that understanding environmental relationships is far more important than merely identifying separate components of a natural community. With this in mind, the reader will come to understand some basic and underlying ecological assumptions, and we trust that, through an understanding and appreciation of these concepts, the total environmental picture of the world we live in will be more fully realized and admired for what it is. In addition, it is hoped the reader will have a greater appreciation of the role each and every person has in this dynamic system.