03665nam 22006614a 450 991045565000332120211022220057.01-282-75916-797866127591610-520-92944-61-59734-498-210.1525/9780520929449(CKB)111087027179688(EBL)224738(OCoLC)475931849(SSID)ssj0000112584(PQKBManifestationID)11134254(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112584(PQKBWorkID)10086937(PQKB)10509655(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055743(MiAaPQ)EBC224738(OCoLC)52471060(MdBmJHUP)muse30418(DE-B1597)520426(DE-B1597)9780520929449(Au-PeEL)EBL224738(CaPaEBR)ebr10048761(CaONFJC)MIL275916(EXLCZ)9911108702717968820020821d2003 ub 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrBirds of the Salton Sea[electronic resource] status, biogeography, and ecology /Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip UnittBerkeley University of California Press[2003?]1 online resource (379 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-23593-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-347) and index.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 --INDEXThe 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.BirdsCaliforniaSalton SeaElectronic books.Birds598/.09794/99Patten Michael A1042553McCaskie Guy1042554Unitt Philip1042555MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455650003321Birds of the Salton Sea2466878UNINA