The Deserts of the Southwest: A Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide (Sierra Club Naturalist's Guides) [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa blanda

Larson, Peggy

 
9781578050529: The Deserts of the Southwest: A Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide (Sierra Club Naturalist's Guides) [Idioma Inglés]
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ISBN 10: 1578050529 ISBN 13: 9781578050529
Editorial: Sierra Club Books, 2000

Sinopsis

A special field guide to the desert Southwest covers plants, animals, geology, topography, climate, and ecology found in this popular tourist destination. Original.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Peggy Larson, a longtime resident of the Southwest, is the author of several books, including Deserts of America. Formerly a librarian, she is now archivist for the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson. Lane Larson, a biologist and entrepreneur based in Arizona, is the co-author of Caving: The Sierra Club Guide to Spelunking.

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d and updated, The Deserts of the Southwest is a comprehensive field companion to the plants, animals, geology, topography, climate, and ecology of the American Southwest. A perennial classic, it describes the four deserts -- the Great Basin, Mohave, Chihuahuan, and Sonoran -- which together stretch into nine southwestern states and Mexico. The topography, geology, and climatic conditions of these arid lands set the stage for one of the most fascinating of ecological studies: the survival and adaptation of animal and plant life in the severe, often extreme desert climate and terrain.

Abundantly illustrated with line drawings, maps, charts, and diagrams, The Deserts of the Southwest offers both the outdoor adventurer and the armchair naturalist a clear and detailed portrait of this complex, beautiful, and fragile wilderness.

"This book should help any desert adventurer, neophyte or seasoned traveler, to be bette

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Editorial
Sierra Club Books
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1578050529
ISBN 13 
9781578050529
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
304
Contacto del fabricante
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9780871561862: A Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide to the Deserts of the Southwest

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ISBN 10:  0871561867 ISBN 13:  9780871561862
Editorial: Sierra Club Books, 1977
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