Bibliograph

The California deserts, an ecological rediscovery, Bruce M. Pavlik

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Label

The California deserts, an ecological rediscovery, Bruce M. Pavlik

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-327) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The California deserts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

144570931

Responsibility statement

Bruce M. Pavlik

Sub title

an ecological rediscovery

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The lost basket -- Rediscovery : Coming to explore ; Coming to conquer ; Coming to understand ; Coming to cherish -- A conspiracy of extremes : Geography of a bioregion ; Climate ; Geology ; Soils ; Waters -- Operation and origins : Ecosystem operations in the desert bioregion ; Origins of the desert bioregion -- Remarkable biota : Biological diversity: The richness of species ; Evolving with drought -- Greater than the sum of the parts : Great Basin communities ; Mojave communities ; Sonoran communities -- The future of an arid bioregion : Current threats ; Ecological remedies ; Weaving a new basket

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