LEADER 03599nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910213825003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-87421-455-6 035 $a(CKB)2520000000008333 035 $a(EBL)517536 035 $a(OCoLC)647833163 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000415104 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11297078 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415104 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10410315 035 $a(PQKB)11503608 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442797 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13448 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC517536 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL517536 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000008333 100 $a20010119d2001 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCreatures of habitat : the changing nature of wildlife and wild places in Utah and the intermountain West /$fby Mark Gerard Hengesbaugh; Dan Miller, photo editor; foreword by Barry Scholl 210 $aLogan, UT $cUtah State University Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-87421-417-3 327 $aContents; Foreword: Lessons from song dogs; Introduction: How well do you know your neighbors?; PART ONE-WHAT'S HAPPENING TO WILDLIFE?; 1. Animal life on the edge: Does it take a special breed?; 2. Endangered animal communities: The keystone concept; 3. Historic herds: Reintroducing native large animals into today's limited space; 4. Alpine plants and animals: Hardy inhabitants of Utah's high country; 5. Great Basin birds: Frequent flyers at Utah's busiest airport; PART TWO-WHAT'S HAPPENING TO WILD PLACES?; 6. Island syndrome extinctions; 7. Aliens have invaded! Weeds take over habitat 327 $a8. Western hydro-logic floods critical wildlife habitat9. Can Utah's golf courses go green?; 10. Transforming the Wasatch Mountains into an amusement park.; PART THREE-WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?; 11. The legacy of predator control; 12. Decline of hunting leaves habitat hurting; 13. The Nature Conservancy of Utah; 14. Birdwatching in the Beehive State: Its popularity soars; 15. Watching wildlife in wild places; 16. The Blame Game: Whose responsibility is habitat loss?; Appendices; A. Utah Sensitive Species List; B. Utah Wildlife Species Checklist; C. Utah Wildlife Viewing Locations 327 $aD. Intermountain Wildlife RefugesAbout the author; About the contributing artists; Index 330 $aFrom flying squirrels on high wooded plateaus to hanging gardens in redrock canyons, the Intermountain West is home to some of the world's rarest and most fascinating animals and plants. Creatures of Habitat details many unique but little-known talents of this region's strange and wonderful wild inhabitants and describes their connections with native environments. For example, readers will learn about the pronghorn antelope's supercharged cardiovascular system, a brine shrimp-powered shorebird that each year flies nonstop from the Great Salt Lake to Central Argentina, and a rare 606 $aZoology$zUtah 606 $aHabitat (Ecology)$zUtah 606 $aZoology$zGreat Basin 606 $aHabitat (Ecology)$zGreat Basin 615 0$aZoology 615 0$aHabitat (Ecology) 615 0$aZoology 615 0$aHabitat (Ecology) 676 $a591.9792 676 $a591.9792 700 $aHengesbaugh$b Mark Gerard$01025497 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910213825003321 996 $aCreatures Of Habitat$92438474 997 $aUNINA