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The Great Basin Naturalist (Volume 47) 1987

The Great Basin Naturalist (Volume 47) 1987

L. Wood, Stephen

Paperback

Marine LifeNature WritingPhysics

ISBN10: 9354304788
ISBN13: 9789354304781
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Dec 15 2020
Pages: 698
Weight: 3.50
Height: 1.40 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Great Basin recorded with care. A natural history journal in concentrated form, Volume 47 reads as both a scientific periodical collection and a biological research anthology, assembling field notes, survey reports and analytical essays focused on flora and fauna studies, ecological surveys of the Great Basin, and wildlife habitat research. Nature recorded with scientific precision. Accessible in tone yet rigorous in method, it functions as an academic reference resource and a field guide supplement for those mapping species distributions or tracing environmental change across the western United States. Rooted in the museum naturalist series tradition, the issue embodies the pace and priorities of 1980s scientific publications: regional teams, careful description, and an emphasis on desert ecosystem studies that continue to inform conservation and scholarship. Readers will find field methodology and curatorial notes typical of museum naturalist volumes, material that supports both immediate field identification and longer-term research. The balance of descriptive natural history and analytical context creates a direct, readable register: precise where required, richly observant where the landscape permits. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Beyond immediate research value, the number has historical significance as a snapshot of how naturalists and curators recorded living systems at a particular moment in time. Its pages appeal to casual readers eager for place-based accounts of landscape and life, and to classic-literature collectors and academic librarians who prize provenance, period detail and a sturdy, archival presence on the shelf. Its presence complements library stacks, university collections and private cabinets of curiosities, and it remains a practical reference for conservationists, educators and amateur naturalists tracing changes in habitat or species over decades. Whether used at a desk, beside a field notebook or kept as part of a scientific periodical collection, Volume 47 remains an evocative record of western United States ecology and a rich companion to those interested in desert ecosystem studies.

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