Aridland Springs in North America: Ecology and Conservation

Springs ecosystems are among the most structurally complicated, ecologically and biologically diverse, productive, evolutionarily provocative, and threatened ecosystems on earth. Springs are places where groundwater reaches the earth's surface through complex, tortuous, and sometimes lengthy flow paths. Historically, they have been revered as sacred places to almost all cultures. Geologically, springs represent some of the most interesting locales...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816526451
• ISBN13: 9780816526451
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"