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Birds Of The Lahontan Valley: A Guide To Nevada'S Wetland Oasis
Graham Chisholm
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Description for Birds Of The Lahontan Valley: A Guide To Nevada'S Wetland Oasis
Paperback. This work discusses the geologic history of the Lahontan Valley wetlands; the intricate relationships among climate, soil, vegetation, and local fauna; and the impact of humankind, from the ancient Paiute people to the farmers and ranchers of today. Illustrator(s): Wolf, Mimi Hoppe. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; PSVW6; RGBF; WNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Deep in the arid vastness of the harsh Great Basin desert, in one of the warmest and driest basins in northern Nevada, lies a wetland oasis that is home to more than 290 species of resident and migratory birds. The Lahontan Valley wetlands, including Stillwater Marsh and Carson Lake, contain the remnants of a vast Pleistocene lake that once covered much of western and northern Nevada. Today, having shrunk to fewer than 100,000 acres and precariously vulnerable to the vagaries of the Great Basin's scanty rainfall and to competing demands for water from neighboring agriculturists and northern Nevada's booming urban ... Read more
Deep in the arid vastness of the harsh Great Basin desert, in one of the warmest and driest basins in northern Nevada, lies a wetland oasis that is home to more than 290 species of resident and migratory birds. The Lahontan Valley wetlands, including Stillwater Marsh and Carson Lake, contain the remnants of a vast Pleistocene lake that once covered much of western and northern Nevada. Today, having shrunk to fewer than 100,000 acres and precariously vulnerable to the vagaries of the Great Basin's scanty rainfall and to competing demands for water from neighboring agriculturists and northern Nevada's booming urban ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874174793
SKU
V9780874174793
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Ref
99-3
About Graham Chisholm
Graham Chisholm is executive director for the Nature Conservancy of California. Co-founder of the Great Basin Bird Observatory, he has been active in conserving the wetlands of the Lahontan Valley since 1992. Larry A. Neel is the nongame biologist for the Western Region of the Nevada Department of Wildlife, stationed in Fallon, Nevada. In this position, he has been involved ... Read more
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