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.

Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Patten, Michael A.
Andere auteurs: McCaskie, Guy, Unitt, Philip
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Berkeley : University of California Press 2003.
Online toegang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnrqq
Inhoudsopgave:
  • 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.