Devils Hole Pupfish
The Unexpected Survival of an Endangered Species in the Modern American West
Published on 30. September 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-1-64779-010-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Devils Hole pupfish is one of the rarest vertebrate animals on the planet; its only natural habitat is a ten-by-sixty-foot pool near Death Valley, on the Nevada-California border. Isolation in Devils Hole made the fish different from its close genetic relatives, but as Devils Hole Pupfish explores, what has made the species a survivor is its many surprising connections to the people who have studied, ignored, protested or protected it.
Reviews / Votes
This crystalline gem of a book considers the improbable survival of a small, obscure, and critically endangered aquatic animal, the Devils Hole pupfish, that has the most restricted habitat of any known vertebrate species. Deeply researched, engagingly presented, and convincingly argued, this is a remarkable story, one that is important and exceptionally well told." - Mark V. Barrow Jr, professor of history, Virginia Tech and author of Nature's Ghost: Confronting Extinction from the Age of Jefferson to the Age of EcologyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Reno
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
5 line drawings, 12 halftones, 2 maps
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64779-010-3 (9781647790103)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Brown Kevin C. Brown
Devils Hole Pupfish
The Unexpected Survival of an Endangered Species in the Modern American West
E-Book
09/2021
University of Nevada Press
€36.99
Available for download
Person
Kevin C. Brown, Ph.D. is a research associate at the University of California environmental Studies Program and part-time project specialist with the Mono Lake Committee. works with his head and his hands on the East Side of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. He has also worked as a journalist and as a researcher for the National Park Service and the American Society for Environmental History.
Content
Preface: A Note on Usage
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.What's in a Name?
2.To Protect and Conserve
3.Beneficial Use
4.Save the Pupfish
5.Kill the Pupfish
6.After Victory
Conclusion: This is Forever
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.What's in a Name?
2.To Protect and Conserve
3.Beneficial Use
4.Save the Pupfish
5.Kill the Pupfish
6.After Victory
Conclusion: This is Forever
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
About the Author