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Author | : Kevin C. Brown |
Publisher | : University of Nevada Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2021-09-07 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1647790115 |
Cyprinodon diabolis, or Devils Hole pupfish: a one-inch-long, iridescent blue fish whose only natural habitat is a ten-by-sixty-foot pool near Death Valley, on the Nevada-California border. The rarest fish in the world. As concern for the future of biodiversity mounts, Devils Hole Pupfish asks how a tiny blue fish—confined to a single, narrow aquifer on the edge of Death Valley National Park in Nevada’s Amargosa Desert—has managed to survive despite numerous grave threats. For decades, the pupfish has been the subject of heated debate between environmentalists intent on protecting it from extinction and ranchers and developers in the region who need the aquifer’s water to support their livelihoods. Drawing on archival detective work, interviews, and a deep familiarity with the landscape of the surrounding Amargosa Desert, author Kevin C. Brown shows how the seemingly isolated Devils Hole pupfish has persisted through its relationships with some of the West’s most important institutions: federal land management policy, western water law, ecological sciences, and the administration of endangered-species legislation. The history of this entanglement between people and the pupfish makes its story unique. The species was singled out for protection by the National Park Service, made one of the first “listed” endangered species, and became one of the first controversial animals of the modern environmental era, with one bumper sticker circulating in Nevada in the early 1970s reading “Save the Pupfish,” while another read “Kill the Pupfish.” But the story of the pupfish should be considered for more than its peculiarity. Moreover, Devils Hole Pupfish explores the pupfish’s journey through modern American history and offers lessons for anyone looking to better understand the politics of water in southern Nevada, the operation of the Endangered Species Act, or the science surrounding desert ecosystems.
Author | : Charlie Carlson |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Curiosities and wonders |
ISBN | : 0760759456 |
A guide to visiting the odd and less known tourist attractions in the state of Florida.
Author | : Christopher Norment |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2014-09-29 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1469618672 |
Along a tiny spring in a narrow canyon near Death Valley, seemingly against all odds, an Inyo Mountain slender salamander makes its home. "The desert," writes conservation biologist Christopher Norment, "is defined by the absence of water, and yet in the desert there is water enough, if you live properly." Relicts of a Beautiful Sea explores the existence of rare, unexpected, and sublime desert creatures such as the black toad and four pupfishes unique to the desert West. All are anomalies: amphibians and fish, dependent upon aquatic habitats, yet living in one of the driest places on earth, where precipitation averages less than four inches per year. In this climate of extremes, beset by conflicts over water rights, each species illustrates the work of natural selection and the importance of conservation. This is also a story of persistence--for as much as ten million years--amid the changing landscape of western North America. By telling the story of these creatures, Norment illustrates the beauty of evolution and explores ethical and practical issues of conservation: what is a four-inch-long salamander worth, hidden away in the heat-blasted canyons of the Inyo Mountains, and what would the cost of its extinction be? What is any lonely and besieged species worth, and why should we care?
Author | : Gunnar M. Brune |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781585441969 |
This text explores the natural history of Texas and more than 2900 springs in 183 Texas counties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of the general characteristics of springs - their physical and prehistoric settings, their historical significance, and their associated flora and fauna.
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Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
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Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Geology |
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Author | : Laurence Parent |
Publisher | : Graphic Arts Books |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2013-08-15 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 0882409697 |
Texas is unique, not only because it is the only state to enter the Union by way of a treaty, but because a clause in that treaty gives Texas the right, in perpetuity, to divide into as many as five separate states. These "Five States of Texas" reflect the remarkable geographic variety of this vast landscape. From the plains and mountains, beaches and deserts, forests and rugged canyons, Laurence Parent captures the beauty of the Texas landscapes, places, and people that are as diverse as its many-faceted culture.
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Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
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Author | : Randy Cerveny |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2009-06-23 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 161592437X |
In a lively narrative full of intriguing facts, an award-winning and internationally known climatologist takes the reader on a fascinating tour of some of the world's most perplexing and provocative climate mysteries, past and present.
Author | : George Oxford Miller |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Camp sites, facilities, etc |
ISBN | : 1589070089 |
A guidebook for outdoor recreation in Texas parks and campgrounds. Maps and charts provide a quick and easy way to determine the extent of the amenities. Unique features and the recreations of each park or campground are described.