Main Title |
Desert wetlands / |
Author |
Niemeyer, Lucian.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
University of New Mexico Press, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
56793650 |
ISBN |
0826332609 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780826332608 (cloth : alk. paper); 0826332617 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780826332615 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Desert ecology--Southwest, New--Pictorial works ;
Deserts--Southwest, New--Pictorial works ;
Wetland ecology--Southwest, New--Pictorial works ;
Wetlands--Southwest, New--Pictorial works
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Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ERAM |
QH104.5.S6 N54 2005 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
01/24/2011 |
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Collation |
xi, 148 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 x 32 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148). |
Contents Notes |
1. The greatest alchemy. Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte ; Marshes along the Rio Grande -- 2. Getting our bearings. Galapagos of the desert ; Flowing through the land of singing stone -- 3. The many faces of desert water. Ribbons of green: In the land of cranes ; The hundred waters-CiĆ¢enegas, marshes, and springs: Ribons of green ; Where dry stone sprouts wet life -- 4. The human touch. Carrying water: Arivaca CiĆ¢enega and Creek (Arizona) ; Forsaking heaven: the Colorado River ; The conviction to care -- Taxonomy of species mentioned in the text. |