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Ironwood : an ecological and cultural keystone of the Sonoran Desert

Title
Ironwood : an ecological and cultural keystone of the Sonoran Desert / edited by Gary Paul Nabhan, John L. Carr.
Publication
Washington, DC : Conservation International, [1994], ©1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Nabhan, Gary Paul.
  • Carr, John L. (John Lee), 1957-
  • Conservation International.
Description
92 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm.
Summary
  • "Conservation International (CI) is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of natural ecosystems and the species that rely on these habitats for survival.".
  • "CI follows one simple guideline: Conservation depends on finding ways for people to respect and live harmoniously with nature. In the world's "hotspots", where ecosystems are at the greatest risk of destruction, and other regions of the tropics as well, we blend conservation and development to provide solutions for both local communities and their surrounding habitats.
  • Our programs are scientifically based, economically sound, and culturally sensitive - working models that demonstrate how people can thrive while conserving the biological wealth of their land and water."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Occasional paper (Conservation International) ; no. 1
Uniform Title
Occasional paper (Conservation International) ; no. 1.
Subject
  • Desert ironwood > Ecology > Sonoran Desert
  • Desert ironwood > Utilization > Mexico
  • Plant communities > Sonoran Desert
  • Wood-carved figurines > Mexico
Note
  • Introduction in Spanish; text in English.
  • "April 1944."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction / Gary Paul Nabhan and Mark J. Plotkin -- Islands of diversity: Ironwood ecology and the richness of perennials in a Sonoran Desert biological reserve / Alberto Burquez and Maria de los Angeles Quintana -- The influences of ironwood as a habitat modifier species: A case study on the Sonoran Desert coast of the Sea of Cortez / Joshua J. Tewksbury and Christian A. Petrovich -- Boundary effects on endangered cacti and their nurse plants in and near a Sonoran Desert biosphere reserve / Gary Paul Nabhan and Humberto Suzan -- Ironwood and art: Lessons in cultural ecology / Sara St. Antoine.
ISBN
1881173070
LCCN
94070016
OCLC
  • ocm30663234
  • SCSB-3884871
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries