In this Book
- Discovering the Desert: The Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: University of Arizona Press
summary
Now you can share the experiences of the first U.S. scientists who set about discovering the nature of North American deserts. "This is a fascinating account of how these pioneer ecologists laid the foundations for our modern knowledge of plant adaptation to desert environments. . . . It is well done." (American Scientist)
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Chapter 2. The Nature of Deserts
- pp. 17-42
- Chapter 3. The Sonoran Desert
- pp. 43-79
- Chapter 4. Desert Mountains
- pp. 80-100
- Chapter 5. Desert Climate
- pp. 101-127
- Plant Names
- pp. 214-239
- Bibliography
- pp. 240-266
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 267-268
Additional Information
ISBN
9780816536788
Related ISBN(s)
9780816507191, 9780816507283
MARC Record
OCLC
1016660399
Pages
294
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1981