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A 自然历史 of 索诺兰沙漠, 1st Edition (Hardback)
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A 自然历史 of 索诺兰沙漠, 1st Edition (Hardback) is currently out of print.
编辑:Steven J. 菲利普斯 & Patricia Wentworth Comus
$55.00
$49.50会员价格
2000
ISBN: 0520220293
Hardback; 650 pages; 32 full-color plates, 450 pen-和-ink illustrations
维1.75 x 9.75 x 6.5英寸
Published in collaboration with The University of California Press
描述
"Once in a generation, a guide to underst和ing a major North American l和scape comes along. This book is such a touchstone . . . sure to become a classic." - Stephen Trimble, author of The Sagebrush Ocean: A 自然历史 of the Great Basin
"Definitive 和 delightful - a fabulous compendium of facts 和 experiences written by the most knowledgeable scholars in the field. This encyclopedic guide will make desert rats out of those who aren't already.——安·H. 茨温格，作者 Downcanyon 和 Run, River, Run.
"This fine book offers one-stop shopping for authoritative answers to all your questions about a most wonderful place, 索诺兰沙漠. Bees, birds, beetles, biodiversity, all right here in one place in accessible prose. Who can ask for more than that?" - John Alcock, author of Sonoran Desert Spring 和 沙漠花园.
奖
- Southwest Book of the Year (2000)
- 2000 Western Book Design Award
- Benjamin Franklin Award
- BRLA Southwest Book Award
评论
日落杂志
"An indispensable guide for any desert visitor. . . . It offers a complete look at Sonoran Desert ecology, with details on individual species 和 essays that bring the desert alive."
外面的杂志
"The award-winning text includes a calendar of natural events highlighting animal migrations, 满月, 和 索诺兰沙漠's awesome spring flower show."
Environmental Practice
"A 自然历史 of 索诺兰沙漠 是一部不朽的作品, accessible to amateurs 和 professionals alike; it is a must for anyone planning to visit the deserts of southwestern United States."
The Journal of Arizona 历史
"If I am exiled to a desert isle, I now have that proverbial one book to take along: A 自然历史 of 索诺兰沙漠. . . . 都在这里. It's like sitting on the patio with the best experts 和 having a private tutorial."
沙漠太阳
"Never before has a book appeared that so deserved a place on the bookshelf of every desert aficionado. . . . This book is destined to become the bible of Sonoran Desert nature literature."
新墨西哥杂志
"This compendium [is] destined to become the m和atory reference for 索诺兰沙漠 for years to come."
亚美利克斯杂志
". . . 完美了. . . . Put together by the museum's exceptional academic 和 curatorial staff, 自然历史 is a storybook, 野外指南, 地层地质, 古生物学, 和 human ecology textbook, 和 a h和y encyclopedia - 和 it reads as enjoyable as fiction."
Audubon Naturalist News
". . . an authoritative introduction to 索诺兰沙漠. . . . 非常全面的 . . . the one book on 索诺兰沙漠 I'd recommend to both novice 和 experienced naturalists."
选择, G. Stevens, University of New Mexico
"This book is the next best thing to going there. . . . Though the emphasis is on the well-known 和 often-seen organisms of the region, the depth of coverage of those organisms is remarkable for its completeness."
落基山新闻
"Everything the traveler, 观鸟者, 徒步旅行者, 学生, desert-dweller 和 desert-lover will ever need to know about this region . . . is painstakingly presented in clear prose, maps 和 pictures."
索诺兰季刊
"This book is a long, long, love letter. . . . [It] tells you just about all you can think to ask about this lush 和 most beautiful of America's four deserts."
Geotimes
"It is heartening to read a no-nonsense 和 comprehensive description of the natural history of 索诺兰沙漠. . . . There is little missing in this book 和 much to recommend it."
分类单元
"Exquisitly produced, richly illustrated . . . definitive account of this hot desert."
