Main Title |
The California deserts : an ecological rediscovery / |
Author |
Pavlik, Bruce M.
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Publisher |
University of California Press, |
Year Published |
2008 |
OCLC Number |
144570931 |
ISBN |
9780520251458 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0520251458 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Desert ecology--California ;
Deserts--California ;
Wèuste ;
èOkologie ;
Kalifornien
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ERAM |
QH541.5.D4 P38 2008 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
04/18/2011 |
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Collation |
xii, 365 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-327) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction: The lost basket -- Rediscovery : Coming to explore ; Coming to conquer ; Coming to understand ; Coming to cherish -- A conspiracy of extremes : Geography of a bioregion ; Climate ; Geology ; Soils ; Waters -- Operation and origins : Ecosystem operations in the desert bioregion ; Origins of the desert bioregion -- Remarkable biota : Biological diversity: The richness of species ; Evolving with drought -- Greater than the sum of the parts : Great Basin communities ; Mojave communities ; Sonoran communities -- The future of an arid bioregion : Current threats ; Ecological remedies ; Weaving a new basket. |
Place Published |
Berkeley |
PUB Date Free Form |
c2008 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2007024427 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20110412175900 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02352cam 2200469 a 45020 |