Author : Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (Tucson, Ariz.)
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520220294
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (22 download)
Book Synopsis A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert by : Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (Tucson, Ariz.)
Download or read book A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert written by Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (Tucson, Ariz.) and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This fine book offers one-stop shopping for authoritative answers to all your questions about a most wonderful place, the Sonoran Desert. Bees, birds, beetles, biodiversity, all right here in one place in accessible prose. Who can ask for more than that?"--John Alcock, author of "In a Desert Garden" "Definitive and delightful--a fabulous compendium of facts and experiences written by the most knowledgable scholars in the field. This encyclopedic guide will make desert rats out of those who aren't already."--Ann H. Zwinger, author of "Run, River, Run" "Once in a generation, a guide to understanding a major North American landscape comes along. This book is such a touchstone, sure to become a classic. The emphasis here is on biodiversity, mutualism, co-evolution, and, especially, ethno-relationships--the long history of connection between desert peoples and their homeland, on both sides of the border. This book gives desert dwellers everything they need to develop the crucial awareness, to say, 'This is a remarkable place, filled with astonishing creatures and processes. We must act now, with fierceness and tenderness, or it will be gone.'"--Stephen Trimble, author of "The Sagebrush Ocean"