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A month-by-month journey through the Southwestern desert with an easy-to-remember poem for each month. Beautiful, full-color artwork fills this journey of discovery with many surprises, as bright blossoms and edible fruits appear in environments usually thought of as dry and desolate.
A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert by Steven J. Phillips,Patricia Wentworth Comus Pdf
"A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert provides the most complete collection of Sonoran Desert natural history information ever compiled and is a perfect introduction to this biologically rich desert of North America."--BOOK JACKET.
Steven John Phillips,Patricia Wentworth Comus,Mark Alan Dimmitt,Linda M. Brewer
Author : Steven John Phillips,Patricia Wentworth Comus,Mark Alan Dimmitt,Linda M. Brewer Publisher : Univ of California Press Page : 588 pages File Size : 51,8 Mb Release : 2015-11-17 Category : Nature ISBN : 9780520287471
A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert by Steven John Phillips,Patricia Wentworth Comus,Mark Alan Dimmitt,Linda M. Brewer Pdf
"The landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region varies dramatically from parched desert lowlands to semiarid tropical forests and frigid subalpine meadows... "A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert" takes readers deep into its vast expanse, looking closely at the relationships of plants and animals with the land and people, through time and across landscapes"--
Sonoran Desert Seasons by Laura Appleton-Smith Pdf
Synopsis: A description of the seasons of summer, fall, winter, and spring in the Sonoran Desert, with a focuson animal and plant life.Target Letter-Sound Correspondences: Variant vowel /ô/ sound spelled au, aw.
A Fast Food Nation for the foods we grow and depend on The bananas we eat today aren't your parents' bananas: We eat a recognizable, consistent breakfast fruit that was standardized in the 1960s from dozens into one basic banana. But because of that, the banana we love is dangerously susceptible to a pathogen that might wipe them out. That's the story of our food today: Modern science has brought us produce in perpetual abundance-once-rare fruits are seemingly never out of season, and we breed and clone the hardiest, best-tasting varieties of the crops we rely on most. As a result, a smaller proportion of people on earth go hungry today than at any other moment in the last thousand years, and the streamlining of our food supply guarantees that the food we buy, from bananas to coffee to wheat, tastes the same every single time. Our corporate food system has nearly perfected the process of turning sunlight, water and nutrients into food. But our crops themselves remain susceptible to the nature's fury. And nature always wins. Authoritative, urgent, and filled with fascinating heroes and villains from around the world, Never Out of Season is the story of the crops we depend on most and the scientists racing to preserve the diversity of life, in order to save our food supply, and us.
Author : Thomas R. Van Devender Publisher : University of Arizona Press Page : 404 pages File Size : 53,7 Mb Release : 2006-09-01 Category : Science ISBN : 0816526060
The Sonoran Desert Tortoise by Thomas R. Van Devender Pdf
One of the most recognizable animals of the Southwest, the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) makes its home in both the Sonoran and Mohave Deserts, as well as in tropical areas to the south in Mexico. Called by Tohono O'odham people "komik'c-ed," or "shell with living thing inside," it is one of the few desert creatures kept as a domestic petÑas well as one of the most studied reptiles in the world. Most of our knowledge of desert tortoises comes from studies of Mohave Desert populations in California and Nevada. However, the ecology, physiology, and behavior of these northern populations are quite different from those of their southern, Sonoran Desert, and tropical cousins, which have been studied much less. Differences in climate and habitat have shaped the evolution of three races of desert tortoises as they have adapted to changes in heat, rainfall, and sources of food and shelter as the deserts developed in the last ten million years. This book presents the first comprehensive summary of the natural history, biology, and conservation of the Sonoran and Sinaloan desert tortoises, reviewing the current state of knowledge of these creatures with appropriate comparisons to Mohave tortoises. It condenses a vast amount of information on population ecology, activity, and behavior based on decades of studying tortoise populations in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, and also includes important material on the care and protection of tortoises. Thirty-two contributors address such topics as tortoise fossil records, DNA analysis, and the mystery of secretive hatchlings and juveniles. Tortoise health is discussed in chapters on the care of captives, and original data are presented on the diets of wild and captive tortoises, the nutrient content of plant foods, and blood parameters of healthy tortoises. Coverage of conservation issues includes husbandry methods for captive tortoises, an overview of protective measures, and an evaluation of threats to tortoises from introduced grass and wildfires. A final chapter on cultural knowledge presents stories and songs from indigenous peoples and explores their understanding of tortoises. As the only comprehensive book on the desert tortoise, this volume gathers a vast amount of information for scientists, veterinarians, and resource managers while also remaining useful to general readers who keep desert tortoises as backyard pets. It will stand as an enduring reference on this endearing creature for years to come.
Author : William E. Doolittle Publisher : University of Arizona Press Page : 97 pages File Size : 48,9 Mb Release : 1988 Category : History ISBN : 9780816510108
Pre-Hispanic Occupance in the Valley of Sonora, Mexico by William E. Doolittle Pdf
“[This book] presents a great amount of new information for a poorly known or understood area of northern Mexico, and provides a pleasant integration of the methods and theories of anthropology, geography, and ecology in a well-organized manner. . . . This report represents an important contribution to our understanding of cultural evolution and environmental adaptation in the Valley of Sonora and lays a strong framework for future studies and discussions.”—Journal of Arizona History
Author : Rose Houk Publisher : Western National Parks Association Page : 52 pages File Size : 52,9 Mb Release : 2000 Category : Nature ISBN : 1583690077
A Southwest Parks and Monuments booklet provides an overview of the geology and natural history of the Sonoran Desert, accompanied by color photographs.
Columnar Cacti and Their Mutualists by Theodore H. Fleming,Alfonso Valiente-Banuet Pdf
A collection of writings on the ecology, evolution, and conservation of columnar cacti and their vertebrate mutualists, demonstrating that the survival of these cacti depends on animals who pollinate them and disperse their seeds.
James B. Greenberg,Anne Browning-Aiken,William L. Alexander,Thomas Weaver
Author : James B. Greenberg,Anne Browning-Aiken,William L. Alexander,Thomas Weaver Publisher : University Press of Colorado Page : 305 pages File Size : 51,9 Mb Release : 2012-06-15 Category : Social Science ISBN : 9781457117411
Neoliberalism and Commodity Production in Mexico by James B. Greenberg,Anne Browning-Aiken,William L. Alexander,Thomas Weaver Pdf
Neoliberalism and Commodity Production in Mexico details the impact of neoliberal practice on the production and exchange of basic resources in working-class communities in Mexico. Using anthropological investigations and a market-driven approach, contributors explain how uneven policies have undermined constitutional protections and working-class interests since the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Detailed ethnographic fieldwork shows how foreign investment, privatization, deregulation, and elimination of welfare benefits have devastated national industries and natural resources and threatened agriculture, driving the campesinos and working class deeper into poverty. Focusing on specific commodity chains and the changes to production and marketing under neoliberalism, the contributors highlight the detrimental impacts of policies by telling the stories of those most affected by these changes. They detail the complex interplay of local and global forces, from the politically mediated systems of demand found at the local level to the increasingly powerful municipal and state governments and the global trade and banking institutions. Sharing a common theoretical perspective and method throughout the chapters, Neoliberalism and Commodity Production in Mexico is a multi-sited ethnography that makes a significant contribution to studies of neoliberal ideology in practice.
South Mountain Park and Preserve by Andrew Lenartz Pdf
A true southwestern treasure, this all-inclusive guide to South Mountain Park and Preserve encourages readers to discover the nature and adventure available in this massive outdoor playground.
