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Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl
| Rough-hewn land [[electronic resource] ] : a geologic journey from California to the Rocky Mountains / / Keith Heyer Meldahl |
| Autore | Meldahl Keith Heyer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 557.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Geology - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american geography
american history american landscapes american west geology american west topography california geology california history california topography donner party earth sciences geoscience gold rush golden state great plains historical geography history of the west how the west was made john c fremont mark twain nature and science pioneer history rocky mountains science and geology seismic tomography tectonic plates wanderlust western mountains western united states |
| ISBN |
1-280-09953-4
9786613520517 0-520-94994-3 |
| Classificazione | SCI031000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Golden Gate -- 2. Mother Lode -- 3. Rivers of Gold -- 4. A Traverse across the Range of Light -- 5. Where Is the Edge of the North American Plate? -- 6. Where Rivers Die -- 7. The Growing Pains of Mountains -- 8. Wealth and Magma -- 9. Water and Salt -- 10. Evolution's Big Bang -- 11. Range-Roving Rivers -- 12. Up from the Basement -- 13. At the Frontier -- Appendix I: Deep Time: Fathoming the Rock Record -- Appendix II: Seeing for Yourself -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Figure Sources and Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789946803321 |
Meldahl Keith Heyer
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wild again : the struggle to save the black-footed ferret / / David Jachowski
| Wild again : the struggle to save the black-footed ferret / / David Jachowski |
| Autore | Jachowski David <1977-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.76/629 |
| Soggetto topico | Black-footed ferret - Conservation - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american conservation
animals black footed ferret conservation biology conservation efforts conservation ethics conservation in the west creatures ecological challenges endangered species act extinction feared extinct ferrets great plains intensive captive breeding natural habitat north america north american wildlife personal account political challenges rarest mammals recovery efforts reintroduction into the wild save the animals social challenges wildlife conservaton wildlife |
| ISBN | 0-520-95816-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Pleistocene to Anthropocene -- 2. Decline toward Extinction -- 3. Rediscovery -- 4. Captive Breeding -- 5. Fall -- 6. Winter -- 7. Spring -- 8. Summer -- 9. Chihuahua -- 10. Conata Basin -- 11. Plague -- 12. Kansas -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Further Readings -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791097403321 |
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Jachowski David <1977->
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wild again : the struggle to save the black-footed ferret / / David Jachowski
| Wild again : the struggle to save the black-footed ferret / / David Jachowski |
| Autore | Jachowski David <1977-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.76/629 |
| Soggetto topico | Black-footed ferret - Conservation - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american conservation
animals black footed ferret conservation biology conservation efforts conservation ethics conservation in the west creatures ecological challenges endangered species act extinction feared extinct ferrets great plains intensive captive breeding natural habitat north america north american wildlife personal account political challenges rarest mammals recovery efforts reintroduction into the wild save the animals social challenges wildlife conservaton wildlife |
| ISBN | 0-520-95816-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Pleistocene to Anthropocene -- 2. Decline toward Extinction -- 3. Rediscovery -- 4. Captive Breeding -- 5. Fall -- 6. Winter -- 7. Spring -- 8. Summer -- 9. Chihuahua -- 10. Conata Basin -- 11. Plague -- 12. Kansas -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Further Readings -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813514803321 |
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Jachowski David <1977->
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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