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Author : E. T. Bartlett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Natural resources
ISBN : MINN:31951D02977863N
Author : Jill Baron
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1559639547
The Rocky Mountain West is largely arid and steep, with ecological scars from past human use visible for hundreds of years. Just how damaging were the past 150 years of activity? How do current rates of disturbance compare with past mining, grazing, and water diversion activities? In the face of constant change, what constitutes a "natural" ecosystem? And can a high quality of life be achieved for both human and natural communities in this region. Rocky Mountain Futures presents a comprehensive and wide-ranging examination of the ecological consequences of past, current, and future human activities in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States and Canada. The book brings together 32 leading ecologists, geographers, and other scientists and researchers to present an objective assessment of the cumulative effects of human activity on the region's ecological health and to consider changes wrought by past human use. This combined view of past and present reveals where Rocky Mountain ecosystems are heading, and the authors project what the future holds based upon current economic and social trends and the patterns that emerge from them. The book: examines the biogeographic and paleoenvironmental setting and historical climate that have shaped Rocky Mountain ecosystems traces the direct human influences on landscapes and ecosystems over the past 150 years explores the cumulative effects of past, present, and projected future human activities on tundra, subalpine and montane forests, valleys, grasslands, and waters offers case studies that illustrate specific examples of human influence and current efforts to restore the environment Case studies focus on northern New Mexico; Summit County, Colorado; Flathead Valley, Montana; and Alberta, Canada. Among the contributors are Craig D. Allen, N. Thompson Hobbs, Linda L. Joyce, Robert E. Keane, David Schindler, Timothy R. Seastedt, David Theobald, Diana Tomback, William Travis, Cathy Whitlock, and Jack Stanford. The United Nations has proclaimed 2002 as the International Year of Mountains to increase international awareness of the global importance of mountain ecosystems. The case-based multidisciplinary approach of this book constitutes an important new model for understanding the implications of land-use practices and economic activity on mountains, and will serve a vital role in improving decisionmaking both in the Rocky Mountains and in other parts of the world that face similar challenges.
Author : Enos A. Mills
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Estes Park (Colo.)
ISBN : UCAL:$B41656
Author : Mark R. Hudson,V. J. S. Grauch
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813724942
"Extending from Colorado, USA, on the north to the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on the south, the Rio Grande rift divides the Colorado Plateau on the west from the interior of the North American craton on the east. This volume focuses on the Rio Grande rift's upper crustal basins and is organized geographically with study areas progressing from north to south. Nineteen chapters cover a variety of topics, including sedimentation history, rift basin geometries and the influence of older structure on rift basin evolution, faulting and strain transfer within and among basins, relations of magmatism to rift tectonism, and basin hydrogeology"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : IND:30000114886132
Author : Michael J. Ryan,Brenda J. Chinnery-Allgeier,David A. Eberth
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780253353580
Easily distinguished by the horns and frills on their skulls, ceratopsians were one of the most successful of all dinosaurs. This volume presents a broad range of cutting-edge research on the functional biology, behavior, systematics, paleoecology, and paleogeography of the horned dinosaurs, and includes descriptions of newly identified species.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : UOM:39015025084081
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : UCBK:C069173860
Author : Daniel Fox
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781771603720
Feel the Wild is an intimate and powerful story about Nature and our relationship with it, told through stunning photography and thought-provoking writing. To "Feel the Wild" is to connect with the wilderness - the untamed Nature, the untamed Us, the essence of Life, through all of our senses and experience everything it has to offer - the physical, the emotional, the philosophical, and the spiritual. Daniel Fox's book of outdoor photography is ultimately about learning who we are and our place on this planet. It is a journey of growth told through the lenses of humility, vulnerability, and perspective. Published in conjunction with a North American promotional tour sponsored by Arc'teryx (Vancouver, Calgary, Seattle, Portland, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Denver, New York, Boston, and more), Feel the Wild is certain to infuse everyone with the majesty of the natural world and revive within the reader a deep connection to every living thing.
Author : Karen L. Kleinspehn,Chris Paola
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461237884
In the extensive field of earth sciences, with its many subdisciplines, the trans fer of knowledge is primarily established via personal communication, during meetings, by reading journal articles, or by consulting books. Because more information is available than can be assimilated, it is necessary for the individual to search selectively. Books take more time from the inception of an idea until publication than any of the other means of communication men tioned. As a consequence, their function is somewhat different. Many good books are a compilation of up to date knowledge and serve as reference or instruction manuals. Some books are a collection of previously published papers dealing with a certain topic, while others may basically provide large sets of data or examples. The Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology series was established both for stu dents and practicing earth scientists who wish to either stay abreast of the most recent ideas or developments or to become familiar with an important topic in the field of sedimentary geology. The series attempts to deal with sub jects that are in the forefront of both scientific and economic interest. The treatment of a subject in an individual volume should be a combination of topi cal, regional, and interdisciplinary approaches. Although these three terms can be defined separately, in reality they should flow into each other. A topical treatment should relate to a major category of sedimentary geology.
Author : D.W.E. Hone,M.P. Witton,D.M. Martill
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786203175
Pterosaurs, the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight, are undergoing a long-running scientific renaissance that has seen sustained, and even elevated interest, from several generations of palaeontologists. These incredible reptiles are known from every continent, flew the Mesozoic skies for at least 160 million years, diversified into more than a dozen major clades and well over 100 species, and included the largest flying animals of all time. This volume brings together leading pterosaur researchers from around the globe to discuss new and cutting-edge research into various aspects of pterosaur palaeobiology and presents diverse papers to deliver new insights on flying reptile palaeoecology, flight, ontogeny, skeletal and soft-tissue anatomy, temporal and spatial distribution and evolution, as well as revisions of their taxonomy and interrelationships.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Government publications
ISBN : WISC:89117117382
Author : William Whipple, Jr.
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1566700329
This book explains how needs for increasing regional water supply are reconciled with other water needs and how water conservation and other demand management practices are used in time of drought. The book covers a number of new and unconventional types of methods that are beginning to be utilized, including the conjunctive use of ground and surface waters, better multiple use of storage, operational coordination between adjacent water systems, ozonation, desalination, water re-use methods of watershed protection, and septic system management. This timely volume also discusses complex arrangements for coordination between federal, state, and muncipal agencies, as well as investor-owned companies.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1592 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112063914813
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Natural resources
ISBN : MINN:31951D01416977K