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Henry C. Cowles, c.1913

Henry C. Cowles, c.1913
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Henry Chandler Cowles, professor of botany at the University of Chicago, attracted scientific interest in the Dunes as a focal point of American ecological study. His research and publications highlighted the region as an ideal locale for examining the interactive evolution of plant communities and land forms.