Inland Dunes Of North America

Author : Nicholas Lancaster,Patrick Hesp
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030404987

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Inland Dunes of North America by Nicholas Lancaster,Patrick Hesp Pdf

Inland sand dunes are widespread in North America and are found from the North Slope of Alaska to the Sonoran Desert in northern Mexico and from the Delmarva Peninsula in the east to Southern California in the west. In this edited book, we highlight recent research on areas of inland dunes that span a range from those that are actively accumulating in current conditions of climate and sediment supply to those that were formed in past conditions and are now degraded relict systems. This book will be of interest to researchers and scholars of physical geography, geomorphology, environmental sciences, and earth sciences. Contributions include detailed analyses of individual active dune systems at White Sands, New Mexico; Great Sand Dunes, Colorado; and the Laurentian Great Lakes; as well as the vegetation-stabilized dunes of the Nebraska Sand Hills and the Colorado Plateau. Additional chapters discuss the widespread partially vegetated dune systems of the central and southern Great Plains; the relict dunes of the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the eastern USA; and active and stabilized dunes of the Colorado Plateau and the southwestern deserts of the USA and northern Mexico.

Author : Helaine W. Markewich,William Markewich,Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Geology, Stratigraphic
ISBN : UOM:39015095144500

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An Overview of Pleistocene and Holocene Inland Dunes in Georgia and the Carolinas by Helaine W. Markewich,William Markewich,Geological Survey (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Ann L. Hild
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Germination
ISBN : UOM:39015058807580

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Seed and Soil Dynamics in Shrubland Ecosystems by Ann L. Hild Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : CORNELL:31924094722018

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Proceedings RMRS. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Rangelands
ISBN : MINN:31951D02996491R

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Santa Rita Experimental Range--100 Years (1903 to 2003) of Accomplishments and Contributions by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. Durant McArthur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Desert ecology
ISBN : MINN:31951D029600060

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Proceedings by E. Durant McArthur Pdf

The 51 papers in this proceedings include an introductory keynote paper on ecotones and hybrid zones and a final paper describing the mid-symposium field trip as well as collections of papers on ecotones and hybrid zones (15), population biology (6), community ecology (19), and community rehabilitation and restoration (9). All of the papers focus on wildland shrub ecosystems; 14 of the papers deal with one aspect or another of sagebrush (subgenus Tridentatae of Artemisia) ecosystems. The field trip consisted of descriptions of biology, ecology, and geology of a big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) hybrid zone between two subspecies (A. tridentata ssp. tridentata and A. t. ssp. vaseyana) in Salt Creek Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah, and the ecotonal or clinal vegetation gradient of the Great Basin Experimental Range, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah, together with its historical significance. The papers were presented at the 10th Wildland Shrub Symposium: Shrubland Ecotones, at Snow College, Ephraim, UT, August 12-14, 1998.

Author : Janice Emily Bowers
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780816518906

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Dune Country by Janice Emily Bowers Pdf

Contrary to public perception, sand dunes are not barren piles of sand. They are alive with plant life. The dunes themselves even move, sometimes several inches a year. In Dune Country Janice Emily Bowers takes readers from New Mexico's White Sands to Utah's Coral Pink Dunes to the Death Valley dunes of California and beyond. Beautifully written and illustrated, Dune Country is a perfect introduction to the fragile ecosystems of sand dunes.

Author : Andrew Goudie
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031151798

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Desert Landscapes of the World with Google Earth by Andrew Goudie Pdf

This book presents an introduction to desert landscapes—primarily landforms that are natural and man-made. It is based around the presentation of a series of beautiful and informative annotated Google Earth images. These are accompanied by text that describes the feature(s) concerned, their location, and their origin. There are also, in some cases, ground images taken by the author.

Author : Edward L. Mockford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351427944

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North American Psocoptera by Edward L. Mockford Pdf

North American Psocoptera provides a complete review of the 28 families, 78 genera and 287 species of the order Psocoptera found in the United States and Canada. This comprehensive book contains keys to all of the known taxa of Psocoptera which have been found in the study area, including three genera named as new. Not only are the native and established species included, but also those which have been taken at ports of entry in human commerce. The book contains differential diagnoses of the taxa above species level. For each named species there is an account consisting of synonymy, recognition features, relationships, distribution, and habitat. Included are 119 pages of illustrations, glossary, bibliography and index.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112054411845

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Silvics of North America by Anonim Pdf

Author : Russell M. Burns
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN : MSU:31293009880349

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Silvics of North America: Hardwoods by Russell M. Burns Pdf

Author : Nicholas Lancaster
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108369008

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Geomorphology of Desert Dunes by Nicholas Lancaster Pdf

Sand dunes are a globally important depositional landform and sedimentary system. Their origins and dynamics are important in understanding how deserts have evolved in response to climate change and changes in sand supply and mobility, and how they will continue to evolve in the future. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the characteristics of desert dunes and their sediments, and explores their dynamics on timescales from days to millennia as they respond to changes in wind speed and direction, precipitation and sand supply. This extensively revised edition reflects the advances in our understanding of desert dunes, their dynamics and history; and covers recent developments including the luminescence dating revolution, ground penetrating radar and advances in numerical modeling. Also covering dunes on Mars and Titan, this authoritative reference is a must-have for researchers and graduate students working on desert dunes and aeolian geomorphology.

Author : Roger del Moral,Lawrence R. Walker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781139464147

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Environmental Disasters, Natural Recovery and Human Responses by Roger del Moral,Lawrence R. Walker Pdf

Natural disasters destroy more property and kill more people with each passing year. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, fires and other natural events are becoming more frequent and their consequences more devastating. Del Moral and Walker provide a comprehensive summary of the diverse ways in which natural disasters disrupt humanity and how humans cope. Burgeoning human numbers, shrinking resources and intensification of the consequences of natural disasters have produced a crisis of unparalleled proportions. Through this detailed study, the authors provide a template for improving restoration to show how relatively simple approaches can enhance both human well-being and that of the other species on the planet. This book will appeal to ecologists, land managers as well as anyone curious about the natural world and natural disasters.

Author : David J. Hafner
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831704634

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North American Rodents by David J. Hafner Pdf

The first comprehensive treatment of North American rodents of conservation concern. This action plan summarizes the rodent fauna of North America and provides available information on every rodent taxon that has been considered to be of conservation concern by state, provincial and private conservation agencies and regional experts. It is hoped that the survey provided in this action plan will serve as a common ground for all these parties in drawing up conservation strategies for rodents.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540859109

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Aeolian Sand and Sand Dunes by Anonim Pdf

It is more than half a century since the publication of R. A. Bagnold’s classic book The physics of blown sand and desert dunes, and it is a tribute to the quality of Bagnold’s work that many of the fundamental principles which he developed - main valid today. His book continues to be essential reading for any serious s- dent of aeolian processes. However, the past two decades have seen an explosion in the scale of research dealing with aeolian transport processes, sediments, and landforms. Some of this work has been summarized in review papers and edited conference proceedings, but this book provides the rst attempt to review the whole eld of aeolian sand research. Inevitably, it has not been possible to cover all - pects in equal depth, and the balance of included material naturally re ects the - thors’ own interests to a signi cant degree. However, our aim has been to provide as broad a perspective as possible, and to provide an entry point to an extensive mul- disciplinary scienti c literature, some of which has not been given the attention it deserves in earlier textbooks and review papers. Many examples are drawn from existing published work, but the book also makes extensive use of our own research in the Middle East, Australia, Europe, and North America. The book has been written principally for use by advanced undergraduates, po- graduates, and more senior research workers in geomorphology and sedimentology.