A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration

A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration
Title A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration PDF eBook
Author David A. Bainbridge
Publisher Island Press
Pages 411
Release 2012-09-26
Genre Nature
ISBN 1610910826

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Dryland degradation and desertification now affect almost a billion people around the world. Tragically, the biological resources and productivity of millions of acres of land are lost to desertification each year because people remain unaware of strategies and techniques that could improve yields, reduce risk, and begin healing the world's deserts. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration is the first book to offer practical, field-tested solutions to this critical problem. Author David Bainbridge has spent more than 25 years actively involved in restoring lands across the American Southwest. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration presents the results of his years of fieldwork, as well as research and experience from scientists and practitioners around the globe. The book discusses the ecology of desert plants, explores the causes of desertification and land abuse, and outlines the processes and procedures needed to evaluate, plan, implement, and monitor desert restoration projects. It sets forth economical and practical field-tested solutions for understanding site characteristics, selecting and growing plants, and ensuring that they survive with a minimal amount of water and care. Each chapter represents a guide to a critical topic for environmental restoration; extensive photographs, diagrams and drawings give detailed information for immediate application, and additional resources are included in appendixes. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration is the first comprehensive book focused on restoring arid regions, and clearly demonstrates that arid lands can be successfully rehabilitated. In addition to restorationists, the book will be an invaluable resource for anyone working in arid lands, including farmers, ranchers, gardeners, landscapers, outdoor recreation professionals, and activists.

American Book Publishing Record

American Book Publishing Record
Title American Book Publishing Record PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 272
Release 1998
Genre Books
ISBN

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The Publishers Weekly

The Publishers Weekly
Title The Publishers Weekly PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 1314
Release 1997
Genre American literature
ISBN

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Whitaker's Books in Print

Whitaker's Books in Print
Title Whitaker's Books in Print PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 3116
Release 1998
Genre Bibliography, National
ISBN

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The Cumulative Book Index

The Cumulative Book Index
Title The Cumulative Book Index PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 2312
Release 1997
Genre American literature
ISBN

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A world list of books in the English language.

Forthcoming Books

Forthcoming Books
Title Forthcoming Books PDF eBook
Author Rose Arny
Publisher
Pages 1254
Release 2004
Genre American literature
ISBN

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Zen Ranching and the Farming Game

Zen Ranching and the Farming Game
Title Zen Ranching and the Farming Game PDF eBook
Author George Rohrbacher
Publisher Bookpartners
Pages 0
Release 1997
Genre Family farms
ISBN 9781885221506

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When George and Ann Rohrbacher began farming in the early seventies, they had no idea their up-and-down adventures on the land would be so harrowing. They weathered drought and flood, insect infestations, poor prices, and brutal bondage to their crops. Exhausted, at wit's end, they gambled every cent they owned that a parlor game invented by George would rescue them financially. And it did! The game that cleverly teaches the economics of keeping a farm afloat has sold hundreds of thousands of copies all over the world. Zen Ranching and The Farming Game is the touching, humorous, fascinating story of the farming couple who were saved by an idea that enabled them to turn misfortune into success. It's The Egg and I of the nineties.