Creatures of habitat : the changing nature of wildlife and wild places in Utah and the intermountain West / / by Mark Gerard Hengesbaugh; Dan Miller, photo editor; foreword by Barry Scholl |
Autore | Hengesbaugh Mark Gerard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Logan, UT, : Utah State University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.9792 |
Soggetto topico |
Zoology - Utah
Habitat (Ecology) - Utah Zoology - Great Basin Habitat (Ecology) - Great Basin |
ISBN | 0-87421-455-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
8. 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 D. Intermountain Wildlife RefugesAbout the author; About the contributing artists; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213825003321 |
Hengesbaugh Mark Gerard | ||
Logan, UT, : Utah State University Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wyoming Basin Rapid Ecoregional Assessment work plan / / by Natasha B. Carr [and nine others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 58 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
Collana | Open-file report |
Soggetto topico |
Ecological assessment (Biology) - Great Basin
Habitat (Ecology) - Great Basin Restoration ecology - Great Basin Land use - Great Basin Regional planning - Great Basin |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711904403321 |
Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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