The California Deserts: An Ecological Rediscovery

by Bruce M. Pavlik

Book Overview

This highly readable, spectacularly illustrated compendium is an ecological journey into a wondrous land of extremes. The California Deserts explores the remarkable diversity of life in this harsh yet fragile quarter of the Golden State. In a rich narrative, it illuminates how that diversity, created by drought and heat, has evolved with climate change since the Ice Ages. Along the way, we find there is much to learn from each desert species-- whether...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520251458
• ISBN13: 9780520251458
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 9.8"