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Nevada's Changing Wildlife Habitat: An Ecological History (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities)
George E. Gruell
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Description for Nevada's Changing Wildlife Habitat: An Ecological History (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities)
Paperback. A history of the evolution of the Great Basin s cold desert landscape as wildlife habitat" Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
For millennia the ecology of the Great Basin has evolved because of climate change and the impacts of human presence. Nevada’s Changing Wildlife Habitat is the first book to explain the changes in the plants and animals of this region over time and how these changes came about. Using data gleaned from archaeological and anthropological studies, numerous historical documents, repeat photography, and several natural sciences, the authors examine changes in vegetation and their impact on wildlife species and on the general health of the environment. They also outline the choices that current users and managers of rangelands face in being ... Read more
For millennia the ecology of the Great Basin has evolved because of climate change and the impacts of human presence. Nevada’s Changing Wildlife Habitat is the first book to explain the changes in the plants and animals of this region over time and how these changes came about. Using data gleaned from archaeological and anthropological studies, numerous historical documents, repeat photography, and several natural sciences, the authors examine changes in vegetation and their impact on wildlife species and on the general health of the environment. They also outline the choices that current users and managers of rangelands face in being ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
295g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874177077
SKU
V9780874177077
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Ref
99-15
About George E. Gruell
George E. Gruell is a retired wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service. He has published widely on vegetation succession, wildlife habitat, and fire ecology in the West and has pioneered the use of repeat photography for recording ecological changes over time. Sherman Swanson is a range and riparian specialist for the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service and ... Read more
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