Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago: Flora of the Sonoran Islands in the Gulf of California

by Richard Stephen Felger, Benjamin Theodore Wilder, Humberto Romero-Morales

The desert islands of the Gulf of California are among the world's best-preserved archipelagos. The diverse and unique flora, from the card n forests of Cholludo to the agave-dominated slopes of San Esteban remain much as they were centuries ago, when the Comcaac (Seri people) were the only human presence in the region. Almost 400 plant species exist here, with each island manifesting a unique composition of vegetation and flora. For thousands...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816534306
• ISBN13: 9780816534302
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"