04624nam 22010814a 450 991078291070332120230422043227.01-59734-977-11-282-37069-397866123706940-520-92426-610.1525/9780520924260(CKB)1000000000008338(EBL)224677(OCoLC)475931714(SSID)ssj0000267481(PQKBManifestationID)11218085(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267481(PQKBWorkID)10335702(PQKB)10301314(SSID)ssj0000986426(PQKBManifestationID)11540139(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000986426(PQKBWorkID)10938163(PQKB)23213305(MiAaPQ)EBC224677(WaSeSS)Ind00071634(DE-B1597)520951(OCoLC)49851970(DE-B1597)9780520924260(Au-PeEL)EBL224677(CaPaEBR)ebr10064758(CaONFJC)MIL237069(EXLCZ)99100000000000833819990903d2000 ub 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrThe view from Bald Hill[electronic resource] thirty years in an Arizona grassland /Carl E. Bock and Jane H. Bock ; with a foreword by Harry W. GreeneBerkeley University of California Pressc20001 online resource (226 p.)Organisms and environments ;1Description based upon print version of record.0-520-22183-4 0-520-22184-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-191) .Front matter --CONTENTS --ILLUSTRATIONS --TABLES --FOREWORD --PREFACE --One. THE GRASSLANDS OF CORONADO --Two. ON BEING THE CONTROL --Three. WAITING FOR RAIN --Four. FENCELINES --Five. HERPS --Six. ISLANDS OF FIRE --Seven. OAKS,ACORNS, AND RUGGED GROUPS --Eight. LITTLE BROWN BIRDS --Nine. FRAGMENTS --Ten. THE NEST BOX EXPERIMENT --Eleven. PLAINS LOVEGRASS --Twelve. COTTON RATS AND REAL DOGS --Thirteen. ALIENS --Fourteen. THE WORLD IS FULL OF LIFE --Appendix. SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS --NOTES --LITERATURE CITED --INDEXIn 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado introduced the first domestic livestock to the American Southwest. Over the subsequent four centuries, cattle, horses, and sheep have created a massive ecological experiment on these arid grasslands, changing them in ways we can never know with certainty. The Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in the high desert of southeastern Arizona is an 8,000-acre sanctuary where grazing has been banned since 1968. In this spirited account of thirty years of research at the ranch, Carl and Jane Bock summarize the results of their fieldwork, which was aimed at understanding the dynamics of grasslands in the absence of livestock. The View from Bald Hill provides an intimate look at the natural history of this unique site and illuminates many issues pertaining to the protection and restoration of our nation's grasslands.Organisms and environments ;1.Grassland ecologyArizonaAppleton-Whittell Research Ranch SanctuaryAppleton-Whittell Research Ranch Sanctuary (Ariz.)1500s.academic.american southwest.animal sanctuary.arizona.breeding animals.domestic livestock.domestic.ecological.ecology.fieldwork.grasslands.grazing cattle.grazing livestock.habitats.livestock.natural history.natural world.raising animals.raising cattle.raising horses.raising sheep.ranch life.regional.research.sanctuary.scholarly.southwestern united states.species.Grassland ecology577.4/09791/79Bock Carl E.1942-1512098Bock Jane H972553MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782910703321The view from Bald Hill3745772UNINA