Author: Roger L. Williams
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
ISBN: 1461663946
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth-century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West. Beginning with Meriwether Lewis and his discovery of the bitterroot, the goal of most explorers was not merely to find an adequate route to the Pacific, but also to comment on the state of the region's ecology and its suitability for agriculture, and, of course, to collect plant specimens. In this book, Williams follows the trail of over a dozen explorers who "botanized" the Rocky Mountains, and who, by the end of the nineteenth century, became increasingly convinced that the flora of the American West was distinctive. The sheer wonder of discover, which is not lost on Williams or his subjects, was best captured by botanist Edwin James in 1820 as he emerged above timberline in Colorado to come upon "a region of astonishing beauty."
A Region of Astonishing Beauty
Author: Roger L. Williams
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
ISBN: 1461663946
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth-century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West. Beginning with Meriwether Lewis and his discovery of the bitterroot, the goal of most explorers was not merely to find an adequate route to the Pacific, but also to comment on the state of the region's ecology and its suitability for agriculture, and, of course, to collect plant specimens. In this book, Williams follows the trail of over a dozen explorers who "botanized" the Rocky Mountains, and who, by the end of the nineteenth century, became increasingly convinced that the flora of the American West was distinctive. The sheer wonder of discover, which is not lost on Williams or his subjects, was best captured by botanist Edwin James in 1820 as he emerged above timberline in Colorado to come upon "a region of astonishing beauty."
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
ISBN: 1461663946
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth-century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West. Beginning with Meriwether Lewis and his discovery of the bitterroot, the goal of most explorers was not merely to find an adequate route to the Pacific, but also to comment on the state of the region's ecology and its suitability for agriculture, and, of course, to collect plant specimens. In this book, Williams follows the trail of over a dozen explorers who "botanized" the Rocky Mountains, and who, by the end of the nineteenth century, became increasingly convinced that the flora of the American West was distinctive. The sheer wonder of discover, which is not lost on Williams or his subjects, was best captured by botanist Edwin James in 1820 as he emerged above timberline in Colorado to come upon "a region of astonishing beauty."
"A Region of Astonishing Beauty"
Author: Roger Lawrence Williams
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1570983976
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1570983976
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West.
Candoninae (Ostracoda) from the Pilbara Region in Western Australia
Author: Ivana Karanovic
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 904742106X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This monograph describes the Candoninae fauna of the Pilbara region, containing 84 species and 12 genera, of which 83 species and 11 genera are endemic. The Pilbara region has emerged since the Precambrian and is therefore the most ancient landscape on Earth. The underground life, discovered only recently in the calcrete systems, speaks clearly about the antiquity of the region. One of the most diverse groups thriving in these ancient systems is the ostracode subfamily Candoninae. The number of endemic taxa (83 species, 11 genera, and 1 tribe) illuminates the conservation value of the entire region, which is more than in the ancient Lake Baikal. This exceptional fauna has a separate position on the phylogenetic tree of Candoninae, presented here for the first time. Therefore, this monograph is not only a story about one fauna but also about the entire subfamily.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 904742106X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This monograph describes the Candoninae fauna of the Pilbara region, containing 84 species and 12 genera, of which 83 species and 11 genera are endemic. The Pilbara region has emerged since the Precambrian and is therefore the most ancient landscape on Earth. The underground life, discovered only recently in the calcrete systems, speaks clearly about the antiquity of the region. One of the most diverse groups thriving in these ancient systems is the ostracode subfamily Candoninae. The number of endemic taxa (83 species, 11 genera, and 1 tribe) illuminates the conservation value of the entire region, which is more than in the ancient Lake Baikal. This exceptional fauna has a separate position on the phylogenetic tree of Candoninae, presented here for the first time. Therefore, this monograph is not only a story about one fauna but also about the entire subfamily.
The Cavern's Wise Woman: The Bear Goddess
Author: Annie Welch
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105542858
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105542858
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Dublin Philosophical Journal, and Scientific Review. ...
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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The Monthly Review
Author: Ralph Griffiths
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged
Author: Ralph Griffiths
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths.
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths.
New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
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Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Languages : en
Pages : 598
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The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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