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- Nevada's Changing Wildlife Habitat: An Ecological History
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University of Nevada Press
summary
For millennia the ecology of the Great Basin has evolved because of climate change and the impacts of human presence. Nevada’s Changing Wildlife Habitat is the first book to explain the transformations in the plants and animals of this region over time and how they came about. Using data gleaned from archaeological and anthropological studies, numerous historical documents, repeat photography, and several natural sciences, the authors examine changes in vegetation and their impact on wildlife species and the general health of the environment. They also outline the choices that current users and managers of rangelands face in being good stewards of this harsh but fragile environment and its wildlife.
Table of Contents
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- Contents / List of Illustrations
- pp. v-vii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- II. Presettlement
- p. 17
- 5. Wildlife: Abundance and Scarcity
- pp. 35-45
- III. Presettlement
- pp. 47-74
- 6. Climate: Averages and Extremes
- pp. 49-53
- 11. Wildlife: Habitat Relationships
- pp. 102-120
- 12. Management Choices: We Cannot Do Nothing
- pp. 121-130
- Appendix 2: Nevada’s Wildland Plants
- pp. 133-135
- Bibliography
- pp. 155-168
Additional Information
ISBN
9780874178784
Related ISBN(s)
9780874177077, 9780874178715
MARC Record
OCLC
821611738
Pages
192
Launched on MUSE
2012-08-22
Language
English
Open Access
No