Sonoran Desert Plants: An Ecological Atlas - Softcover

Turner, Raymond M.; Bowers, Janice Emily; Brugess, Tony L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816525196 ISBN 13: 9780816525195

Publisher: University of Arizona Press, 2005

Synopsis

The Sonoran Desert, a fragile ecosystem, is under ever-increasing pressure from a burgeoning human population. This ecological atlas of the region's plants, a greatly enlarged and full revised version of the original 1972 atlas, will be an invaluable resource for plant ecologists, botanists, geographers, and other scientists, and for all with a serious interest in living with and protecting a unique natural southwestern heritage. An encyclopedia as well as an atlas, this monumental work describes the taxonomy, geographic distribution, and ecology of 339 plants, most of them common and characteristic trees, shrubs, or succulants. Also included is valuable information on natural history and ethnobotanical, commercial, and horticultural uses of these plants. The entry for each species includes a range map, an elevational profile, and a narrative account. The authors also include an extensive bibliography, referring the reader to the latest research and numerous references of historical importance, with a glossary to aid the general reader. Sonoran Desert Plants is a monumental work, unlikely to be superseded in the next generation. As the region continues to attract more people, there will be an increasingly urgent need for basic knowledge of plant species as a guide for creative and sustainable habitation of the area. This book will stand as a landmark resource for many years to come.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

An encyclopedia as well as an atlas, this comprehensive work describes the taxonomy, geographic distribution, and ecology of 339 plants, most of them common and characteristic trees, shrubs, or succulents.

About the Author:

Janice Emily Bowers is a botanist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Tucson. Tony L. Burgess, formerly with the USGS, is a plant ecologist who designed the desert, thornscrub, and savanna biomes for Biosphere 2.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0816525196
• ISBN 13: 9780816525195
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 522