| Main Title |
Deserts / |
| Author |
MacMahon, James A.
|
| Publisher |
Knopf : Distributed by Random House, |
| Year Published |
1997 |
| OCLC Number |
37144389 |
| ISBN |
0394731395; 9780394731391 |
| Subjects |
Natural history--West (US) ;
Desert ecology--West (US) ;
Botany--West (US) ;
Desert animals--West (US)--Identification ;
Desert plants--West (US)--Identification ;
West United States
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ESBM Newport |
QH104.5.W4M33 1997 |
|
CPHEA/PESD Library/Corvallis,OR |
09/01/2022 |
|
| Edition |
A Chanticleer Press ed. |
| Collation |
638 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
| Notes |
"A comprehensive field guide, fully illustrated with color photographs, to the wildflowers, birds, reptiles, insects, and other natural wonders of North America's deserts, from Oregon to Mexico"--Cover. "A Borzoi book"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 618-619) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
PART I: DESERTS: How to use this guide -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Great Basin Desert -- The Colorado Plateau Semidesert -- The Mojave Desert -- The Sonoran Desert -- The Chihuahuan Desert -- Some special vegetation types common to all deserts -- Aspects of the biology of desert organisms -- How to use the color plates -- PART TWO: COLOR PLATES: Deserts -- Wildflowers -- Mushrooms -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Fishes -- Trees, shrubs, cacti, and grasses -- Insects and spiders -- Butterflies and moths -- Mammals -- Birds -- PART THREE: SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS: Wildflowers and mushrooms -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Fishes -- Trees, shrubs, cacti, and grasses -- Insects and spiders -- Butterflies and moths -- Mammals -- Birds -- PART IV: APPENDICES: Glossary. Surveys the deserts of the American West and describes the various American species of desert plants and animals. |
| Place Published |
New York |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
National Audubon Society. |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Audubon Society nature guides. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
©1997 |
| Series Title Untraced |
National Audubon Society nature guides |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
84048674 |
| Merged OCLC records |
40483615 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20220812174213 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03067cam 2200565Ia 45010 |
