Author : Leonard F. DeBano
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 16,24 MB
Release : 1999-10
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ISBN : 0788183869
Book Description
This conference brought together scientists and managers from government, universities, and private organizations to examine the biological diversity and management challenges of the unique "sky island" ecosystems of the mountains of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico. Session topics included: floristic resources, plant ecology, vertebrates, invertebrates, hydrology and riparian systems, aquatic resources, fire, conservation and management, human uses through time, and visions for the future. Illustrated.