Dry Borders.Dry Borders Richard Stephen Felger & Bill Broyles, editors The University of Utah Press The University of Utah Press is a university press that is part of the University of Utah. External link
1795 E. South Campus Dr., #101, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9402 0874808197 $45.00 www.uofupress.com 1-800-773-6672 Edited by natural historian Richard Stephen Felger and research associate Bill Broyles, Dry Borders: Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert Sonoran Desert Arid region, western North America. Covering 120,000 sq mi (310,000 sq km), the Sonoran Desert is located in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California, U.S., and northern Baja California and western Sonora state, Mex. is an in-depth natural history reference and resource of the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. Chapters examine the Sonoran Desert's geography, geology, flora and fauna fauna All the species of animals found in a particular region, period, or special environment. Five faunal realms, based on terrestrial animal species, are generally recognized: Holarctic, including Nearactic (North America) and Paleartic (Eurasia and northern Africa); , indigenous people, aquatic life of the adjoining gulf, and much more. An inset selection of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color plates a geographic dictionary of place names, and an index round out this comprehensive guide accessible to lay readers, natural history enthusiasts and scientists alike. |
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