Dune Country: A Naturalist's Look at the Plant Life of Southwestern Sand Dunes

by Janice Emily Bowers

Overview

Janice Emily Bowers takes readers from New Mexico’s White Sands to Utah’s Coral Pink Dunes to the Death Valley dunes of California and beyond. Beautifully written and illustrated, Dune Country is a perfect introduction to the fragile ecosystems of sand dunes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816533305
Publisher:	University of Arizona Press
Publication date:	11/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	156
File size:	11 MB
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction The Dune Country Of Wind and Sand, Sand and Rain Survival Double Bind Little Oaks from Great Acorns Changes Nowhere Else in the World Sea Sands Stragglers and Stepping Stones Other Deserts, Other Dunes Use or Abuse Chapter Notes and Suggested Readings Common and Scientific Names of Dune Plants A Selective Guide to Southwestern Dunes Index to Plant Names General Index