Birds of the Salton Sea : status, biogeography, and ecology /

The Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake, supports a huge bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly this environment is close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book describes the more than 450 species and sub-species.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Patten, Michael A.
Autres auteurs: McCaskie, Guy, Unitt, Philip
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press 2003.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnrqq
Table des matières:
  • Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; A HISTORY OF THE SALTON SINK; CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES; BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SALTON SEA; A CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SALTON SEA; THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS; Index.