SONORAN DESERT PLANTS
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1972
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atlas
Author_The University of Arizona Press
botanists
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characteristic trees
commercial
ecological atlas
ecology 339 plants
ecosystem
elevational profile
encyclopedia
enthnobotanical
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extensive bibliography
geographers
geographic distribution
horticulture
human population
narrative account
natural history
natural southwestern heritage
plant ecologists
range map
scientists
shrubs
SOnoran desert
succulents
taxonomy
Product details
- ISBN 9780816525195
- Weight: 1480g
- Dimensions: 214 x 281mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005
- Publisher: University of Arizona Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Sonoran Desert, a fragile ecosystem, is under ever-increasing pressure from a burgeoning human population. This ecological atlas of the region's plants, a greatly enlarged and full revised version of the original 1972 atlas, will be an invaluable resource for plant ecologists, botanists, geographers, and other scientists, and for all with a serious interest in living with and protecting a unique natural southwestern heritage. An encyclopedia as well as an atlas, this monumental work describes the taxonomy, geographic distribution, and ecology of 339 plants, most of them common and characteristic trees, shrubs, or succulants. Also included is valuable information on natural history and ethnobotanical, commercial, and horticultural uses of these plants. The entry for each species includes a range map, an elevational profile, and a narrative account. The authors also include an extensive bibliography, referring the reader to the latest research and numerous references of historical importance, with a glossary to aid the general reader. Sonoran Desert Plants is a monumental work, unlikely to be superseded in the next generation.
As the region continues to attract more people, there will be an increasingly urgent need for basic knowledge of plant species as a guide for creative and sustainable habitation of the area. This book will stand as a landmark resource for many years to come.
