Creatures of habitat the changing nature of wildlife and wild places in Utah and the intermountain West

From 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 wonderfu...

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Main Author: Hengesbaugh, Mark Gerard
Other Authors: Scholl, Barry ([writer of foreword])
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan, UT Utah State University Press 2001, ©2001©2001
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:From 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 descibes 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 mustard plant r
Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Physical Description:xi, 212 pages illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780874214178