自然历史
A 自然历史 of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona: This watershed book takes us behind the picture-postcard views and into the landscape, 在那里2022世界杯下注可以理解, 欣赏, and enjoy the natural history of the spectacular Santa Catalina Mountains. Its vividly illustrated chapters and nine picture guides (featuring native flora and fauna) paint a rich portrait of this famous range. 在清楚, everyday language the authors explain just what the Sky Islands are, telling the story of when and how they came to be — their deep geologic and biotic history. They also describe ten stops along the Mt. Lemmon Highway where visitors can easily see and understand the eight major biomes found in this range. 数百张照片, 一打地图和数字, and 更多的 than two dozen stand-alone profiles highlight special places, 人, or elements of the Catalinas and Sky Island Region. 更多的... | |
A 自然历史 of the Sonoran Desert, 2nd Edition
The landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region varies dramatically from parched desert lowlands to semiarid tropical forests and frigid subalpine meadows. Covering southeasternmost California, much of southern and central Arizona, 下加利福尼亚州的大部分地区, and much of the state of Sonora, 墨西哥, it is home to an extraordinary variety of 植物 and 动物. A 自然历史 of the Sonoran Desert takes readers deep into its vast expanse, looking closely at the relationships of 植物 and 动物 with the land and 人, through time and across landscapes. 更多的... | |
沙漠的狗: Coyotes, Foxes & 狼
Illustrated with 24 full-color photographs, 沙漠的狗 is an excellent resource for readers unfamiliar with desert life and anyone who seeks a better understanding of the canines that inhabit our neighboring desert, 城市的小巷, 郊区的后院. 更多的... | |
Desert Waters: From Ancient Aquifers to Modern Demands
Desert Waters provides an engaging and readable look at where we get our water in the Sonoran Desert and why we are overdrawing our water "accounts." 更多的... | |
Land of Black Volcanoes and White Sands: The Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Preserve was created in July 1993 by decree of the Mexican government. Conscious that we protect what we know, the authors of this book describe the geology, 植物, 动物, and human history of this special place. 更多的... | |
The Secret Lives of Hummingbirds
The Secret Lives of Hummingbirds takes the reader into the high-energy world of North America's smallest bird. There is a sense of mystery that surrounds hummingbirds. 更多的... | |
消失的圈子: Portraits of Disappearing Wildlife of the Sonoran Desert Region
消失的圈子 is a richly illustrated volume documenting an important Desert Museum exhibition and showcasing the beauty and diversity of species rapidly disappearing from the American Southwest. 更多的... | |
Wild Foods of the Sonoran Desert
Wild Foods of the Sonoran Desert explores the rich diversity of native foods found in the hot, often inhospitable desert lands of southern Arizona: sweet fruit from cacti; cultivated crops such as beans, 南瓜, corn and sunflower seeds; wild greens; chiles; mesquite pods; desert berries. 更多的... | |