NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WHITE-INYO RANGE, EASTERN CALIFORNIA .
by Hall, Clarence A., Jr., editor
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- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0520068963
- ISBN 13
- 9780520068964
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Berkeley, CA:: University of California Press,, (1991). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. "The White-Inyo Range, rising sharply from the eastern edge of Owens Valley, is one of the most extraordinary landscapes in the world. High, dry, and amazingly diverse, it boasts an expansive alpine tundra and features the oldest living species on earth - the 4,000-year-old Bristlecone Pines." A colorful and authoritative book with nearly two dozen contributors to the volume - leading experts on the flora and fauna, the geology, geomorphology, meteorology, anthropology, and archaeology of the area. Includes descriptions of more than 650 kinds of living organisms, reptile, amphibian, bird and plant species, including hundreds of flowering plants. An 8-color geologic map in a pocket inside the rear cover. Also includes a chapter on the Native Americans who moved up and down the mountain slopes in response to seasonal changes. Illustrated with photographs in full color, maps and drawings. Glossary index. xvii, 536 pp.
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- Title
- NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WHITE-INYO RANGE, EASTERN CALIFORNIA .
- Author
- Hall, Clarence A., Jr., editor
- Format/Binding
- First edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0520068963
- ISBN 13
- 9780520068964
- Publisher
- University of California Press,
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA:
- Date Published
- (1991)
- Keywords
- flora, fauna, climate, mountain range, bristlecone pines,
- Bookseller catalogs
- California;
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