Author: David Rains Wallace
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520256166
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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“Wallace weaves science and mythology into a clear and entertaining story about the origin of California's deserts that invites the reader into a world of ancient mystery and modern revelation. This book will appeal to anyone who cherishes arid lands and their natural history.”-Bruce M. Pavlik, author of The California Deserts: An Ecological Rediscovery “David Rains Wallace explores the origins of the California desert with the endless curiosity of a naturalist, with the wit and wordplay of a fine essayist, and with the attention to detail of a lifelong scholar. He burrows toward the solution of the desert’s riddle by following two centuries of science; in doing so, Wallace writes a unique account of both the ecology of the Desert Southwest and the biologists who have devoted their lives to untangling its evolutionary history.”-Stephen Trimble, author of The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of the Great Basin “David Rains Wallace never fails to truly enter the world of which he writes. Here he tackles fiery heat, ancient lava flows, spiny plants, and scuttling reptiles, all in the service of asking some difficult “how’s” and “why’s.” I learned a lot about places and critters I thought I knew well from this marvelous book.”-Harry Greene, Cornell professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, author of Snakes: the Evolution of Mystery in Nature
Author: Edward R. Ricciuti
Publisher: Blackbirch Press, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781567110890
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Describes animal's physical characteristics, environment, reproduction and survival methods. Col. maps. and photos. 8-11 yrs.
Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. California Desert District
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Category : Colorado Desert (Calif. and Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Author: Jonathon E. Ericson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521256223
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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This book was originally published in 1984. For over a million years rocks provided human beings with the essential raw materials for the production of tools. Nevertheless we still know very little about the behaviour and processes that resulted in the creation of archaeological sites at or near lithic quarries. In the past archaeologists have placed much emphasis on the process of 'exchange' in their analysis of prehistoric economies while largely ignoring the sources of the exchanged objects. However, with the development of interest in the means of production, these sites have begun to take on a new significance. Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production is the first systematic study of archaeological sites that served as quarries for stone tools. Its theoretical and methodological importance will extend its appeal beyond those archaeologists concerned with lithic technology and prehistoric exchange systems to archaeologists and anthropologists in general and to geographers and geologists.
Author: Margery Facklam
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316087181
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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With enthusiastic and accurate text blended with precise illustrations, this book describes 13 amazing lizards and delivers an in-depth look into their fascinating worlds, from their eating habits to the defense of their territory. Full color.
Author: Peter Massey
Publisher: Adler Publishing
ISBN: 1930193289
Category : Arizona
Languages : en
Pages : 579
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Beautifully crafted, high quality, sewn, 4 color guidebook. Part of a multiple book series of books on travel through America's beautiful and historic backcountry. Directions and maps to 2,671 miles of the state's most remote and scenic back roads ? from the lowlands of the Yuma Desert to the high plains of the Kaibab Plateau. Trail history is colorized through the accounts of Indian warriors like Cochise and Geronimo; trail blazers; and the famous lawman Wyatt Earp. Includes wildlife information and photographs to help readers identify the great variety of native birds, plants, and animal they are likely to see. Contains 157 trails, 576 pages, and 524 photos (both color and historic).
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Languages : en
Pages : 1316
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Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Yuma District Office
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Category : Electric lines
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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