{"product_id":"sonoran-desert-plants-raymond-m-turner-9780816525195","title":"Sonoran Desert Plants: An Ecological Atlas","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Sonoran Desert, \u003c\/b\u003e a fragile ecosystem, is under ever-increasing pressure from a burgeoning human population. This ecological atlas of the region's plants, a greatly enlarged and full revised version of the original 1972 atlas, will be an invaluable resource for plant ecologists, botanists, geographers, and other scientists, and for all with a serious interest in living with and protecting a unique natural southwestern heritage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An encyclopedia as well as an atlas, this monumental work describes the taxonomy, geographic distribution, and ecology of 339 plants, most of them common and characteristic trees, shrubs, or succulants. Also included is valuable information on natural history and ethnobotanical, commercial, and horticultural uses of these plants. The entry for each species includes a range map, an elevational profile, and a narrative account. The authors also include an extensive bibliography, referring the reader to the latest research and numerous references of historical importance, with a glossary to aid the general reader. \u003ci\u003eSonoran Desert Plants\u003c\/i\u003e is a monumental work, unlikely to be superseded in the next generation. As the region continues to attract more people, there will be an increasingly urgent need for basic knowledge of plant species as a guide for creative and sustainable habitation of the area. This book will stand as a landmark resource for many years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond M. Turner, Janice Emily Bowers, Tony L. Brugess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816525196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816525195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.46w x 1.15d","brand":"Raymond M. Turner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990399647999,"sku":"9780816525195","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0de7b32-e6a7-42ac-b09c-a99e1b7b1acd.jpg?v=1683304455","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sonoran-desert-plants-raymond-m-turner-9780816525195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}