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 |
9780874214550
0874214556 |
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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Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens) : draft revised recovery plan / / prepared by Utah Ecological Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Utah Prarie Dog Recovery Team |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denver, Colorado : , : Mountain-Prairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (122 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Soggetto topico |
Utah prairie dog - Conservation - Utah - Planning
Utah prairie dog - Habitat - Utah Rare mammals - Utah Wildlife recovery - Utah - Planning Habitat (Ecology) - Utah |
Soggetto genere / forma | Wildlife recovery plans. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Utah prairie dog |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702403303321 |
Denver, Colorado : , : Mountain-Prairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, , [2010] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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