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ALBERTA BESTIARY
: Animals of the Rolling Hills
[Zahava Hanan]
Bestiary: A compendium of animals or birds, real or mythical, with a description of their habits & appearance. Most important to a bestiary is the religious or moral lessons that each animal can teach people. In this context, the book seeks to build on the traditions of the medieval bestiary & considers the unique animals of the Alberta Mountains & foothills. From the perspective of a rancher who has an intimate knowledge of the landscape & animals, the feel & texture of natural life are illuminated in prose that is both stirring & humorous. With the author's sensitivity to the rhythms of the land, the animals & the heavens, the reader is drawn into the natural world where connections to historical knowledge underscore a passionate concern for the environment & humankind's responsibility to the world we share with all creatures.
{
92pp,
220x220mm,
September 2004;
PB,
£14.99,
155238151X:9781552381519
/
HB,
£20.99,
1552381587:9781552381588
, University of Calgary Press
} |
 |
ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (ANWR)
: Review, Controversies & Legislation
[Barbara T Lieland (ed)]
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) consists of 19 million acres in north-east Alaska. It is administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in the Department of the Interior (DOI). It is a 1.5 million acre coastal plain on the North Slope of the Brooks Range that is currently viewed as one of the most likely undeveloped US onshore oil and gas prospects. According to the US Geological Survey, there is even a small chance that taken together, the fields on this federal land could hold as much economically recoverable oil as the giant field at Prudhoe Bay, found in 1967 on the coastal plain west of ANWR. That state-owned portion of the coastal plain is now estimated to have held 11-13 billion barrels of oil. The Refuge, and especially the coastal plain, is home to a wide variety of plants and animals. The presence of caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, wolves, migratory birds, and many other species in a nearly undisturbed state has led some to call the area America’s 'Serengeti'. The Refuge and two neighbouring parks in Canada have been proposed for an international park, and several species found in the area (including polar bears, caribou, migratory birds, and whales) are protected by international treaties or agreements. The analysis in this book covers, first, the economic and geological factors that have triggered new interest in development, followed by the philosophical, biological, and environmental quality factors that have triggered opposition to it. The book begins with a review of the nature and issues of the ANWR.
{
111pp,
140x215mm,
January 2006;
PB,
£25.99,
1594547300:9781594547300
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
KIWI
[Neville Peat]
Back in 1990, when Neville Peat wrote The Incredible Kiwi, the national bird was in retreat, from habitat loss and the severe impact of predation. It was not well understood, being nocturnal and hidden in the forest. Most Kiwis had never seen their national bird. During the 1990s, saving the kiwi became a popular cause. Community kiwi conservation projects have emerged all over the country, especially in the North Island. And scientific research has led to greater knowledge of the bird's population dynamics and distribution. The kiwi has truly become 'the people's bird'. In this book, the author describes the kiwi from every point of view, from wild bird to national emblem. What is this biological oddity called the kiwi? Exactly how many species of kiwi are there? Where do they live? What do they eat? How are people helping them to survive? Why does this bird have such a major place in the Kiwi nation's life? And he tells the story of the largest popular movement in support of an endangered native species that New Zealand has ever seen.
{
176pp,
190x255mm,
November 2006;
HB,
£23.99,
1877372366:9781877372360
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
LONGEVITY RECORDS
: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, & Fish
[James R Carey & Debra S Judge]
This book is the world’s largest compendium of documented life spans in vertebrates. Record life spans for over 3000 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish indicate wild or captive status, sex (where available) and are linked to source references. A brief introduction addresses the concept of life span, summarises methods for data gathering, criteria for inclusion, and provides a graphic summarisation of within and among group variation in record life spans. The data is organised into four main tables: mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and fishes. Each data table is preceded by a brief introduction summarising important aspects of the life history of important subgroups (e.g. orders). Tables of life spans are organised alphabetically by order, family and genus. Scientific and common name indices facilitate finding record life spans for particular organisms. The book is useful in demography, fisheries and wildlife biology, ecology, population and evolutionary biology, and gerontology.
{
240pp,
180x260mm,
January 2000;
HB,
£18.75,
8778385393:9788778385390
, University Press of Southern Denmark (Odense University Press)
} |
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WILDLIFE OF SOUTHERN FORESTS
: Habitat & Management
[James G Dickson (ed)]
This book traces the history of southern forests and associated wildlife, details the biology and habitat requirements of species and communities and offers practical guidelines for habitat management on a broad scale. Information in this book should help land managers assess land suitability for various species and communities, determine how different land and forestry management practices affect wildlife, and actively manage for target species and communities. The chapters of Wildlife of Southern Forests are written by leading wildlife experts from universities, federal agencies, and conservation organisations of the South. The book is illustrated by renowned wildlife artist John Sidelinger.
{
480pp,
220x290mm,
December 2001;
HB,
£33.50,
0888394977:9780888394972
, Hancock House
} |
 |
EUROPEAN ARACHNOLOGY 2000
: 19th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Århus 17-22 July 2000
[Nikolaj Scharff & Søren Toft (eds)]
This book, dedicated to the influential Danish spider ecologist Edwin Nørgaard, contains contributions by authors from 16 European countries, and reflects the current areas of interest for researchers working with spiders, scorpions and related animals in Europe. It contains 46 original research articles and reviews covering a wide range of disciplines such as ecology and conservation, behaviour, physiology, morphology and systematics. A particular section is devoted to reproductive behaviour, with papers on sexual selection, sperm competition in relation to the structure of female genitalia, emasculation and sexual cannibalism in spiders, and parthenogenesis in scorpions. Silk, the structure and function of spider webs and how they are built, form another section. There are papers on sampling methods and faunistic analyses of the biodiversity and conservation value of spider communities from several types of habitats (forests, dunes, bogs etc.) in various European countries. Other papers deal with the value of spiders for agriculture, prey capture strategies, spiders' parasites, life cycles, neuronal mapping of reflex behaviour, the systematic classification of spiders and local faunistics.
{
358pp,
March 2002;
PB,
£28.50,
8779340016:9788779340015
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
INSIGHTS FROM INSECTS
: What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us
[Gilbert Waldbauer]
"Insects get a bum rap." So says world-renowned entomologist Gilbert Waldbauer, whose enthusiasm and engrossing writing on the subject of insects have been praised by the New York Times Book Review, the Times Literary Supplement, and many other prestigious publications. In this fascinating, beautifully illustrated book, Dr Waldbauer explains that the 'bum rap' is mainly due to the small percentage of bugs that are a nuisance or harmful to humanity, the pests that make up less than 2 percent of all insects. He profiles twenty such 'troublesome bugs', showing how the study of these creatures has led scientists to many basic discoveries that have enhanced our understanding of life. The reader learns how an American entomologist was awarded France's gold medal of honour for rescuing the French wine industry from destruction by the aphid-like 'grape phylloxera'; how the World Health Organization almost completely eradicated malaria through the use of DDT before the insect adapted to the insecticide and became resistant; how some insects disguise themselves to avoid detection; how others survive the subzero temperatures of winter; why some flies have a uterus and a mammary gland; and many more strange and tantalising true tales about these wonderful, troublesome 'pests' -- pests that have taught us vital lessons about survival, nature, and the environment.
{
260pp,
March 2005;
PB,
£12.99,
1591022770:9781591022770
, Prometheus Books
} |
 |
LADYBUGS OF ALBERTA
: Finding the Spots & Connecting the Dots
[John Acorn]
Everybody loves a ladybird, and no one is more passionate about these spotted creatures than John Acorn, who has produced this, the first regional ladybird field guide in North America. With comprehensive maps, colour photographs, and illustrations of 75 different species, Acorn educates readers on the beauty and diversity of ladybugs in Alberta. He also explains the impact that introduced species have had on these remarkably diverse insects. Professional entomologists, bug-loving kids, and nature-walk enthusiasts will find ladybug identification enjoyable and rewarding with Acorn's combination of expertise and humour.
{
169pp,
155x230mm,
March 2007;
PB,
£17.99,
0888643810:9780888643810
, University of Alberta Press
} |
 |
SPIDERS OF NEW ZEALAND & THEIR WORLD-WIDE KIN
[Ray Forster & Lyn Forster]
Spiders colonised the Earth long before Gondwanaland began to drift into separate continents. New Zealand spiders have links with spiders world-wide. The authors of this book have pioneered discoveries that have been found to apply to spiders in other parts of Australasia, southern American and southern Africa. The book is the definitive guide to these remarkable creatures, and is ideal for scientist and layperson alike. It explores the anatomy, physiology, behaviour and ecology of both native and introduced spiders. For ease of use, the chapters group spiders in different ways, such as habitat, size, and web type. There are also chapters on harmful spiders and how to find and study spiders, and notes on the naming of spiders and notable early arachnologists.
{
270pp,
220x290mm,
May 2006;
HB,
£37.50,
1877372137:9781877372131
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
ECUADOREAN PALMS FOR AGROFORESTRY
[Henrik Balslev & Henrik Borgtoft Pedersen (eds)]
{
122pp,
March 1990;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600307:9788787600309
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
FIELD GUIDE TO PALMS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- WITH A MULTI-ACCESS KEY & NOTES ON THE GENERA
[Roy Banka, Anders Barfod & John L Dowe]
Within South-East Asia there are over 1,000 species of palms and two centres of diversity. Sumatra, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula constitutes one such centre. The other is the world's second largest island, New Guinea, which is estimated to have over 300 species. This guide to Papua New Guinea palms contains a multi-access key which is very flexible and easy to use even though information is sparse. It is based on 42 simple characters. For each of the 31 palm genera in Papua New Guinea the book contains notes on variation in form, distribution and use.
{
79pp,
June 2001;
PB,
£9.25,
8787600552:9788787600552
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
FLOWERING PLANTS OF AMAZONIAN ECUADOR
: A Checklist
[Henrik Balslev, Lauritz B Holm-Nielsen & Susanne S Renner]
{
241pp,
March 1990;
PB,
£9.95,
8787600315:9788787600316
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
HYPERTAXONOMY
: A Computer Tool for Revisional Work
[F Skov]
{
75pp,
March 1990;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600323:9788787600323
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
MOSSES OF AMAZONIAN ECUADOR
[Steven P Churchill]
{
211pp,
December 1995;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600625:9788787600620
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
NEOTROPICAL MONTANE FORESTS
: Biodiversity & Conservation -- Abstracts from a Symposium at the New York Botanical Garden, June 21-26, 1993
[Henrik Balslev (ed)]
{
112pp,
December 1993;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600404:9788787600408
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
NORDIC BOTANICAL RESEARCH IN THE ANDES & WESTERN AMAZONIA
[S Laegaard & F Borchsenius (eds)]
{
88pp,
March 1990;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600331:9788787600330
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
PLANT DIVERSITY IN THE FORESTS OF WESTERN UGANDA & EASTERN ZAIRE
: Preliminary Results
[Axel Dalberg Poulsen]
This report focuses on the non-woody components of tropical forests, such as herbaceous plants. It is the result of a project carried out in several forests in Western Uganda and Eastern Zaire from 1994 to 1996. The project was carried out by the Danish Centre for Tropical Biodiversity (The Botanical Museum, Copenhagen) in collaboration with several institutions in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire). Tropical forests are objects of increasing interest for their importance to the global environment. Forestry studies have so far solely been focused on trees, despite the fact that forest floor plants have the advantage of easy access. The aim of the project was to assess patterns of botanical diversity within and between forests in Western Uganda. The main emphasis was on the ground herbs, especially the ferns. The most significant output at this stage is the documentation of species. Appendices list the diversity of species for each Ugandan site.
{
78pp,
March 1997;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600641:9788787600644
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
REGENERATION OF WOODY LEGUMES IN SAHEL
[Knud Tybirk (ed)]
{
81pp,
March 1991;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600358:9788787600354
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
SEED PLANTS OF THE HIGH ANDES OF ECUADOR
: A Checklist
[Peter M Jorgensen, Carmen Ulloa Ulloa & Carmen Ulloa Ulloa (eds)]
This publication deals with the plant diversity of the high Andes of Ecuador. Its form is that of a checklist, and it supplements two earlier issues of the "AAU Reports": number 24 is a checklist of the vascular plants of the Amazonian part of Ecuador; and number 30 which deals with the Andes, gives descriptions and keys to the woody genera. Together, these publications form part of the inventory of the plant resources of Ecuador.
{
443pp,
December 1995;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600609:9788787600606
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
VEGETATION OF DELTA DU SALOUM NATIONAL PARK, SENEGAL
[Anne Mette Lykke]
This issue of 'AAU Reports' aims to give a description of the vegetation of the Delta du Saloum National Park in Senegal. Physiognomy, composition and dynamics of the vegetation are described in the light of human impact, and the results are related to conservation and management.
{
90pp,
March 1994;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600420:9788787600422
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
CURRENT SCANDINAVIAN BOTANICAL RESEARCH IN ECUADOR
[Ulf Molau & Benjamin Øllgaard (eds)]
{
86pp,
March 1986;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600196:9788787600194
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF PLANT-PLANT INTERACTIONS
: An Empirical Modelling Approach
[Christian Damgaard]
By Working at the intersection of ecology and evolutionary biology, evolutionary ecologists tend to rely on the dominant mathematical models from one of the two parent fields. Yet these transplanted models have their shortcomings. On the one hand, the frequency models used in evolutionary biology have a hard time accounting for certain factors (like resource limitations) that are central to many ecological problems. On the other hand, there is a strong tradition in ecology, especially plant ecology, to eschew mathematical models altogether in favour of qualitative description. Even when such a model is used, it is too often an inappropriately applied standard linear model. The result has been a call for simple models that enable greater biological and environmental realism than heretofore -- models that will allow for more rigorous testing of hypotheses and more accurate predictions. Such predictions are increasingly in demand not only in the scientific pursuit of plant ecology, but also in public policy applications, such as conservation management and the risk assessment of genetically modified organisms. This volume seeks to address this need by presenting several simple empirical models that have proven invaluable to quantitative and statistical analysis in evolutionary plant ecology. Moreover, it provides conceptual links among the various models, e.g. describing the underlying ideas and relative strengths of plant-size explicit modelling and mean-field modelling. The overall approach is empirical rather than mechanistic, acknowledging at the same time the sedentary nature of most plants and the central role of neighbouring plants.
{
151pp,
155x240mm,
December 2005;
PB,
£15.00,
8779341160:9788779341166
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
GREENING OF GONDWANA, 3RD EDITION
: The 400 Million Year Story of Australia's Plants
[Mary E White]
For the first time scientist, specialist and the general reader can follow Australia’s plant ancestry, and appreciate the individuality that has evolved from an inheritance in common with plants from other southern lands. This third edition is updated to incorporate the most recent ideas about the evolution of Australia’s modern flora and the nature of Gondwanan forests at the time of separation from Antarctica. Illustrated with over 400 magnificent photographs of fossils and living plants.
{
258pp,
235x360mm,
November 2005;
HB,
£19.99,
0864178956:9780864178954
, Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd (Kangaroo Press)
} |
 |
HANDBOOK OF COMPOUNDS WITH CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY ISOLATED FROM PLANTS
[Rosa Martha Perez Gutierrez]
For thousands of years, plants show great importance in applications such as condiments, medicines, fragrances, colorants, ornaments, and thus through time scientific information has been obtained for botany, horticulture, chemistry and pharmacology. It is estimated that more than one billion dollars is spent in the commerce of medicinal plants and spices, and its study has greatly contributed to understand the physiological processes of photosynthesis and ecological relation of plants with the environment. Furthermore, plants continue to provide significant roles in traditional rituals of different societies. Presently, scientific research done by several institutions on natural products, have greatly contributed to the search for potential food and pharmacological products, and has greatly increased the interest of industry in the study of the methodology to explore the ecological, botanical, tissue culture, chemistry and pharmacological relation between plants, thus creating a great demand for professionals and specialists associated with botany, chemistry and pharmacology. For this reason, there is demand for more information about this knowledge, but there exists little scientific information that can provide a deep review of research in medicinal plants. This book presents 1752 compounds isolated and identified from plants that present anticancer activity. These substances have been classified by chemical groups and each provides the most relevant information of its pharmacological activity, action mechanism, chemical structure and other properties.
{
653pp,
180x260mm,
August 2006;
HB,
£59.50,
1600213693:9781600213694
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
HANDBOOK OF NATURALLY OCCURRING COMPOUNDS WITH ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN PLANTS
[Rosa Martha Pérez Gutiérrez]
This book presents 847 compounds isolated and identified from plants that present antioxidant activity. These substances have been classified by chemical groups and each provides the most relevant information of its pharmacological activity, action mechanism, chemical structure, spectroscopic date and other properties. Chemical structures have been drawn to indicate the stereochemistry. In this handbook the summary of the scientific information of plants that present biological activity and the compounds responsible for this activity is presented, which introduces the reader to the study of medicinal plants and also providing bibliographic references, where a detailed study of its chemistry and pharmacology can be found. This dictionary will be of great help for pre and post-graduate students, as well as professors, research of the medical industry, who work in some way with isolates bioactive compounds obtained from plants.
{
322pp,
180x260mm,
August 2006;
HB,
£59.50,
159454820X:9781594548208
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
PITCHER PLANTS OF THE AMERICAS
[Stewart McPherson]
This book presents the most extensive general review of the pitcher plants of the Americas yet undertaken -- it is a substantive overview of the systematics, biology, ecology, biogeography, and conservation of the five genera of American pitcher plants (s.l.), including three genera of true pitcher plants (Darlingtonia, Heliamphora, and Sarracenia) and two genera of carnivorous tank bromeliads (Brocchinia, Catopsis). Here is information about some 45 species, hybrids, and cultivars, consolidated and presented in detail, along with more than 200 spectacular color photographs. This beautiful and informative study of these alluring plants will be appreciated by a wide audience of naturalists, botanists, ecologists, biogeographers, resource managers, and horticulturalists -- among others!
{
320pp,
155x230mm,
August 2006;
PB,
£26.99,
0939923742:9780939923748
/
HB,
£29.99,
0939923750:9780939923755
, McDonald & Woodward Publishing
} |
 |
UPDATED & ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
[H Adsersen, P Bentley, J Lawesson & H Adseren]
{
74pp,
March 1987;
PB,
£7.50,
8787600234:9788787600231
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
ANCIENT AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPES
[C R Twidale]
Some parts of the Australian landscape are more than 100 million years old. The dinosaurs roamed a land in which Kakadu, the Macdonnell and Flinders ranges, the Arcoona Plateau and the Mt Lofty Ranges, and many parts of the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia and the Eastern Uplands were recognisably present. The occurrence of very old surfaces in Australia is described on a regional basis. How the surfaces have been dated is explained. Australia is noted for its old rocks and fossils. Many of its landscape elements also are very old, and very old plant species have taken refuge in these ancient landscapes.
{
144pp,
210x285mm,
February 2007;
HB,
£16.50,
1877058440:9781877058448
, Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd
} |
 |
DRYLAND DEGRADATION
: Causes & Consequences
[Jonas E Lawesson & Ebbe Poulsen (eds)]
This volume contains abstracts and papers presented at the second Danish Sahel Workshop helld at Sandbjerg Manor in 1990. The papers cover natural and social sciences, such as improved utilisation of tree legumes, degradations and desertification, afforestation techniques and problems, ecological monitoring and remote sensing techniques, animal counting in Senegal, the political economy of agricultural development in Burkina Faso, research and development in the Red Sea area, the economic potential of the semi-arid areas, as well as accounts of the research sponsored by DANIDA, integrated projects in Mali and Senegal and the Danish activities with control of parasitic diseases in Africa.
{
136pp,
March 1991;
PB,
£9.95,
8772883464:9788772883465
, Aarhus University Press
} |
 |
ICE AGE WORLD
[Bjørn G Andersen & Harold W Borns Jr]
This book provides a condensed and popularised introduction to the fascinating history of the ice age -- the geological history of the past 2.5 million years. Dramatic changes of climate and landscapes have occurred during this period, drastically affecting the conditions of plant, animal and human life. The content of this book is designed to stimulate interest in the ice age world without being encyclopaedic in scope. Rather than attempting to cover all ice age phenomena on a global scale, the book focuses primarily on broadly selected and clarifying examples which should both inform and intrigue the reader. The text is thoroughly suitable for introductory courses in Quaternary geology and physical geography at college and undergraduate university levels. Over 200 excellent colour photographs and illustrations, along with numerous clarifying graphs, have been included to illuminate the text. The book can therefore be read without difficulty by anyone interested in landscape history or environmental issues, and by anyone who wants to know how scientists have solved some of the mysteries of the ice age world.
{
208pp,
215x280mm,
January 1997;
PB,
£54.99,
8200376834:9788200376835
, Universitetsforlag AS
} |
 |
READING THE EARTH
: Landforms in the Making
[Jerome Wyckoff]
Written for earth science teachers, civil engineers, photographers, archaeologists, park rangers, hikers, and nature enthusiasts of all kinds, this comprehensive guide to landforms and landscapes provides rich illustrations and detailed captions of some of the most beautiful places on the planet. Natural features including mountains, volcanoes, rivers, glaciers, plains, plateaus, and deserts are covered, with examples from around the world.
{
352pp,
210x240mm,
January 2003;
PB,
£23.50,
0967407508:9780967407500
, IPG (Adastra West Inc.)
} |
 |
TSUNAMIS
: The Great Wave
[Horace M Karling]
The phenomenon called a 'tsunami' (soo-NAHmee) is a series of travelling ocean waves of extremely long length generated primarily by earthquakes occurring below or near the ocean floor. Underwater volcanic eruptions and landslides can also generate tsunamis. In the deep ocean, the tsunami waves propagate across the deep ocean with a speed exceeding 800 kilometres per hour (km, ~500 miles per hour), and a wave height of only a few tens of centimetres (1 foot) or less. Tsunami waves are distinguished from ordinary ocean waves by their great length between wave crests, often exceeding a 100 km (60 miles) or more in the deep ocean, and by the time between these crests, ranging from 10 minutes to an hour. As they reach the shallow waters of the coast, the waves slow down and the water can pile up into a wall of destruction tens of meters (30 ft) or more in height. The effect can be amplified where a bay, harbour or lagoon funnels the wave as it moves inland. Large tsunamis have been known to rise over 30 meters (100 ft). Even a tsunami 3-6 meters (m) high can be very destructive and cause many deaths and injuries. Tsunamis are a threat to life and property for all coastal residents living near the ocean. During the 1990s, over 4,000 people were killed by 10 tsunamis, including more than 1000 lives lost in the 1992 Flores region, Indonesia, and 2200 lives in the 1998 Aitape, Papua New Guinea tsunamis. Property damage was nearly one billion United States (US) dollars. Although 80% of the tsunamis occur in the Pacific, they can also threaten coastlines of countries in other regions, including the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean region, and even the Atlantic Ocean.
{
July 2005;
HB,
£39.50,
1594545189:9781594545184
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
VALLES CALDERA
: A Vision for New Mexico's National Preserve
[William deBuys & Don J Usner]
Bill deBuys and Don Usner have produced an elegant book that captures the beauty of this gem of the American West and tells you how it came to be protected. -- Stewart Udall In 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Valles Caldera Preservation Act, a visionary piece of legislation that transferred to the public domain a privately owned ranch in northern New Mexico. This book tells the natural and human history of the preserve, presents photographs of its splendour, and outlines the unique administrative experiment now underway to manage its public lands.
{
128pp,
275x235mm,
October 2006;
HB,
£23.50,
0890134936:9780890134931
, Museum of New Mexico Press
} |
