31. Riparian, bottomland , and wetland plant communities expanded. 32. The bottomlands were converted to cropland and the remainder was used for grazing. 33. Bachman's warbler breeds in timbered bottomland swamps with pools of still water. 34. The largest, Kin Nizhoni, stands atop a mesa surrounded by marshy bottomlands . 35. The NWR was authorized in 2000 to protect the bottomlands of the Harrison Bayou. 36. Elk also inhabit river valley bottomlands , which they share with White-tailed deer. 37. Following the Civil War, 90 percent of the bottomlands in Mississippi were still undeveloped. 38. The refuge contains one of the most significant bottomland hardwood forests remaining in the state. 39. This tree inhabits wooded bottomlands , the prairie border, and the midwest savanna understorey. 40. The bottomlands of the Mississippi Delta were still 90 % undeveloped after the Civil War.
