Mountain Islands and Desert Seas

A Natural History of the U.S.-Mexican Borderlands

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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Beskrivning

Mountains rise like islands from deserts and grasslands along the U.S.-Mexican border. The stunningly varied borderlands offer a laboratory for studying historical trends and ecological cycles, as well as a refuge in which to experience natural history firsthand. In this engaging personal narrative, biologist Fred Gehlbach describes the stability and changes of the past century in the Borderlands' climate, landforms, and natural communities and in its distinctive plants and vertebrates. Historical sketches, maps, and striking photographs richly amplify the text, and a preface updates developments in the region since the book's original publication in 1981.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-10-30
Mått:152 x 228 x 22 mm
Vikt:400 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:326
Förlag:Texas A & M University Press
ISBN:9780890965665

Utforska kategorier

Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

FREDERICK R. GEHLBACH was a professor of biology and environmental studies at Baylor University from 1963 to 1995 and currently works at Baylor as a research professor of biology. He has had more than seventy scientific and popular articles and books published.

Recensioner i media

A first-rate natural history of the entire U.S.-Mexican border area.... [The reader] may profit greatly from the author's readable style and his sense of what is environmentally appropriate. - Sierra ""... a book to be savored and pondered.... a great service to a very special land."" - John Tveten, Houston Chronicle ""... deeply rewarding reading for those even mildly interested in the environment and the region from the south of the Rio Grande to California's Imperial Valley."" - Arizona Highways