Birds of the Lahontan Valley: A Guide to Nevada's Wetland Oasis

by Larry A. Neel and Graham Chisholm

Deep in the expanse of the 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 Pleistocene lake that once covered much of western and northern Nevada. Birds of the Lahontan Valleyis a major contribution to the study of natural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874174791
• ISBN13: 9780874174793
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"