1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455650003321

Autore

Patten Michael A

Titolo

Birds of the Salton Sea [[electronic resource] ] : status, biogeography, and ecology / / Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2003?]

ISBN

1-282-75916-7

9786612759161

0-520-92944-6

1-59734-498-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (379 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McCaskieGuy

UnittPhilip

Disciplina

598/.09794/99

Soggetti

Birds - California - Salton Sea

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-347) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A HISTORY OF THE SALTON SINK -- CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES -- BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SALTON SEA -- A CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SALTON SEA -- THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION -- DATA COLLECT ION -- TAXONOMY AND NOMENCLATURE -- SUBSPECIES -- THE MAIN LIST -- NONNATIVE SPEC1 ES -- HYPOTHETICAL LIST -- APPENDIX: COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANT SPECIES MENTIONED IN THE TEXT -- LITERATURE CITED -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake, supports a spectacular bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly, this crucial stopover along the Pacific Flyway for migratory and wintering shorebirds, landbirds, and waterfowl is dangerously close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book is the first thoroughly detailed book to describe the birds of Salton Sea, more than 450 species and subspecies in all. A major contribution to our knowledge about the birds of western North America, it will also be an important tool in the struggle to save this



highly endangered area. Synthesizing data from many sources, including observations from their long-term work in the area, the authors' species accounts discuss each bird's abundance, seasonal status, movement patterns, biogeographic affinities, habitat associations, and more. This valuable reference also includes general information on the region's fascinating history and biogeography, making it an unparalleled resource for the birding community, for wildlife managers, and for conservation biologists concerned with one of the most threatened ecosystems in western North America.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996385273703316

Autore

Draxe Thomas <d. 1618.>

Titolo

The sicke-mans catechisme, or path-way to felicitie [[electronic resource] ] : Wherin is contained great variety of sound directions and most sweete co[n]solations collected and contriued into questions and answers, out of the best diuines of our time, by Thomas Draxe minister of Gods Word. Wherevnto is annexed two most comfortable and powrefull prayers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imprinted [by G. Eld] for Henry Holland, and are to be sold by I. W[right] at Christ Church dore, 1609

Descrizione fisica

[126] p

Soggetti

Catechisms, English

Consolation

Sick

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Printer's and bookseller's names from STC.

Running title reads: The sick-mans path-way.

Signatures: A-H (A8, blank?).

Some print show-through.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018