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)
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 ...
William G. McGinnies Bram J. Goldman Patricia G. Paylore
From the Foreword The world s dramatic awakening to the impact of ecology on the quality of human life, and a new awareness of the potential for exploitation of the desert environment in which our particular interest lies give rise to more thoughtful, even sober, attention to the problems faced by those aspiring only to bigger yields from crops and more protein from animals. To these very basic needs of food and fiber, we are, therefore, addressing ourselves further to a consideration of housing, educational programs, and nonagrarian resource evolution, to the end that the...
From the Foreword The world s dramatic awakening to the impact of ecology on the quality of human life, and a new awareness of the potenti...
These articles represent the combined efforts of many people with varied orientations to summarize aspects of current research and knowledge relevant for the multitudes attempting to inhabit Earth's warm arid areas, known for their imbalance of natural resources. Contributors: Michel Batisse James T. Neal Lawrence K. Lustig Klaus W. Flach and Guy D. Smith Andrew Warren Peveril Meigs Carl N. Hodges Richard F. Logan Robert L. Raikes John C. York and William A. Dick-Peddie Roy E. Cameron Clifford S. Christian and Rayden A. Perry Douglas...
These articles represent the combined efforts of many people with varied orientations to summarize aspects of current research and knowledge relevant ...
