The Biotic Districts of Oklahoma

Abstract

INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------425 BIOTIC DISTRICTS -------------------------------------------------------426 Ozark Biotic District ________________________________________________427 Ouachita Biotic Districts _____________________________________________428 Mississippi Biotic District ___--_______________________________________430 Cherokee Prairie Biotic District _______________________________________431 Osage Savanna Biotic District _-_____________________________________433 Wichita Mountain Biotic District _____________________________________435 Mixed-grass Plains Biotic District _____________________________________437 Mesquite Plains Biotic District ________________________________________439 Short-grass Plains Biotic District ______________________________________440 Mesa de Maya Biotic District ________________________________________441 DIscuSSION -----------------------------------------------------------442 The Orthoptera -----------------------------------------------------443 The Mammals -----------------------------------------------------448 SUMMARY -------------------------------------------------------------451 REFERENCES ----------------------------------------------------------454