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Salmon Without Rivers: A History Of The Pacific Salmon Crisis
James A. Lichatowich
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Description for Salmon Without Rivers: A History Of The Pacific Salmon Crisis
Paperback. Explores the roots and evolution of the salmon crisis in the Pacific Northwest. The author describes the evolutionary history of the salmon as well as the geological history of the Pacific Northwest, before considering the multitude of factors which have led to the salmon's decline. Num Pages: 333 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1QSP; RNA; RNF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Explores the roots and evolution of the salmon crisis in the Pacific Northwest. The author describes the evolutionary history of the salmon as well as the geological history of the Pacific Northwest, before considering the multitude of factors, including historical, social, scientific and cultural, which have led to the salmon's decline. The book includes a clinical and critical assessment of why the numerous restoration efforts have failed. The book exposes the myths that have guided recent human-salmon interactions and explains the difficult choices facing the region, offering an insight into this chapter of America's environmental history.
Explores the roots and evolution of the salmon crisis in the Pacific Northwest. The author describes the evolutionary history of the salmon as well as the geological history of the Pacific Northwest, before considering the multitude of factors, including historical, social, scientific and cultural, which have led to the salmon's decline. The book includes a clinical and critical assessment of why the numerous restoration efforts have failed. The book exposes the myths that have guided recent human-salmon interactions and explains the difficult choices facing the region, offering an insight into this chapter of America's environmental history.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Island Press
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781559633611
SKU
V9781559633611
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