Desert Life
A Guide to the Southwest's Iconic Animals & Plants and How They Survive
Published on 2. March 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-59193-555-1 (ISBN)
Description
The desert is more than just a barren wasteland -- it's an ecological system booming with life. Have you ever wondered which animals call the Southwest's deserts home? Have you asked yourself how they can possibly survive? This fantastic guide to desert life, written by Karen Krebbs, holds the answers. With stunning photography, as well as fascinating and surprising information, you'll find Desert Life of the Southwest hard to put down! Book Features: Spotlight on more than 100 species of desert animals and plants Special emphasis on how to spot them and how they survive in the desert Animal species that include everything from small insects to large mammals Engaging information about the Chihuahuan, Great Basin, Mojave, and Sonoran deserts "Wow" facts, diet, predators, lifespan, and more
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Color photos throughout
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59193-555-1 (9781591935551)
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E-Book
02/2017
Adventure Publications
€13.49
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Person
Karen Krebbs has extensive knowledge of birds, mammals, deserts, and animal adaptations and behaviors. She worked at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum for more than 26 years. She is an author, researcher, advisor and even trains government employees about bats. She lives in Tuscon, AZ.