Discovering the Desert: The Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory Paperback - 1981
by William G. McGinnies
From the rear cover
"McGinnies's book is an excellent review of all aspects of the Sonoran desert and its mountains: geographic, climatic, and geologic."aAmerican Scientist
"This book provides a fascinating introduction to desert life in the Southwest."aTrue West "This true labor of love by an outstanding arid lands authority will broaden horizons, deepen understanding, and heighten awareness of the debt we owe to the founders of the Desert Laboratory."aArizona Highways
"A great source of revelation. . . . Easy and enjoyable to read and has left me with a great respect for the diversity of ways in which desert plants adapt to extremes."aSylvia Martinelli, Journal of Arid Environments
From the jacket flap
"McGinnies's book is an excellent review of all aspects of the Sonoran desert and its mountains: geographic, climatic, and geologic."aAmerican Scientist
"This book provides a fascinating introduction to desert life in the Southwest."aTrue West "This true labor of love by an outstanding arid lands authority will broaden horizons, deepen understanding, and heighten awareness of the debt we owe to the founders of the Desert Laboratory."aArizona Highways
"A great source of revelation. . . . Easy and enjoyable to read and has left me with a great respect for the diversity of ways in which desert plants adapt to extremes."aSylvia Martinelli, Journal of Arid Environments
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- Title Discovering the Desert: The Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory
- Author William G. McGinnies
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paperback
- Pages 295
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ
- Date 1981-04-01
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
- ISBN 9780816507283 / 0816507287
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.48 x 0.65 in (21.34 x 13.92 x 1.65 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Library of Congress subjects Desert ecology, Desert plants
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 81001554
- Dewey Decimal Code 581.526
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