Desert Winds
Title | Desert Winds PDF eBook |
Author | Carol S. Breed |
Publisher | |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Eolian processes |
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Title | U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 484 |
Release | 1984 |
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A Natural History of the Mojave Desert
Title | A Natural History of the Mojave Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence R. Walker |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2018-03-27 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0816538417 |
The Mojave Desert has a rich natural history. Despite being sandwiched between the larger Great Basin and Sonoran Deserts, it has enough mountains, valleys, canyons, and playas for any eager explorer. Ancient and current waterways carve the bajadas and valley bottoms. This diverse topography gives rise to a multitude of habitats for plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. A Natural History of the Mojave Desert explores how a combination of complex geology, varied geography, and changing climate has given rise to intriguing flora and fauna—including almost 3,000 plant species and about 380 terrestrial vertebrate animal species. Of these, one quarter of the plants and one sixth of the animals are endemic. The authors, who, combined, have spent more than six decades living in and observing the Mojave Desert, offer a scientifically insightful and personally observed understanding of the desert. They invite readers to understand how the Mojave Desert looks, sounds, feels, tastes, and smells. They prompt us to understand how humans have lived in this desert where scant vegetation and water have challenged humans, past and present. A Natural History of the Mojave Desert provides a lively and informed guide to understanding how life has adapted to the hidden riverbeds, huge salt flats, tiny wetlands, and windswept hills that characterize this iconic desert.
Desert Geomorphology
Title | Desert Geomorphology PDF eBook |
Author | Ronald U. Cooke |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 540 |
Release | 1993-01-14 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780203020593 |
Including recent research findings from terrestrial satellite imagery, the study of planetary landscapes, and advances in laboratory work, this also covers the environmental processes involved in desertification and the solution of planning and
Camping & Wilderness Survival
Title | Camping & Wilderness Survival PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Tawrell |
Publisher | Paul Tawrell |
Pages | 1092 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780974082028 |
Extensively researched and illustrated guidebook of nearly every conceivable aspect of outdoor camping and survival in all types of terrain and climate.
Wilderness Camping & Hiking
Title | Wilderness Camping & Hiking PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Tawrell |
Publisher | Paul Tawrell |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2008-03-18 |
Genre | Backpacking |
ISBN | 9780974082035 |
The aim of this book is to entertain its readers, to alert readers to the potential dangers and emergencies that might occur inthe wilderness and how to avoid them.
The Forest Worker
Title | The Forest Worker PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1036 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Forest management |
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