| Discovering the Desert: The Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory Contributor(s): McGinnies, William G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816507287 ISBN-13: 9780816507283 Publisher: University of Arizona Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1981 Annotation: What's a desert? Whether you've lived in it for years or are just visiting, you may not know the desert as well as you suppose. Now you can share the experiences of the first U.S. scientists who set about discovering the nature of North American deserts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Science | History |
| Dewey: 581.526 |
| LCCN: 81001554 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.48" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 295 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now you can share the experiences of the first U.S. scientists who set about discovering the nature of North American deserts. "This is a fascinating account of how these pioneer ecologists laid the foundations for our modern knowledge of plant adaptation to desert environments. . . . It is well done." (American Scientist) |