ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



I would like to thank John Joy for pointing me in the right 

 direction for locating Allotropa habitat. I would also like to 

 thank Dan Svoboda for taking time out of his busy schedule to 

 accompany me into the field for a day to observe and discuss 

 Allotropa , and for agreeing to let me do field surveys when he 

 really wanted management guidelines. Jeff Jones was kind enough 

 to provide me a place to work and sleep at the Wisdom District. 

 My greatest source of inspiration during this study was Quinn 

 Carver. His in-depth studies and general knowledge of the 

 habitat and the area were invaluable to me, and his boundless 

 enthusiasm encouraged me to continue despite the monotony of the 

 habitat. Finally I would like to thank my fellow botanist, 

 Bonnie Heidel , for putting up with my endless rantings about 

 Allotropa . 



