Introduction / Mark W. Schwartz -- pt. I. The Context: The Highly Fragmented Midwest. Ch. 1. Forest Communities of the Midwestern United States / John E. Ebinger. Ch. 2. Savanna and Open-Woodland Communities / John B. Taft. Ch. 3. The Tallgrass Prairie Mosaic / Kenneth R. Robertson, Roger C. Anderson and Mark W. Schwartz. Ch. 4. Wetlands in the Midwest with Special Reference to Illinois / Steve P. Havera, Liane B. Suloway and Joyce E. Hoffman -- pt. II. Problems and Case Studies. Ch. 5. Conservation in the Context of Non-Indigenous Species / James O. Luken. Ch. 6. Native Pests: The Impact of Deer in Highly Fragmented Habitats / Roger C. Anderson