num_pages: 432
description: In Ancient Piñon-Juniper Woodlands , editor Lisa Floyd gathers together noted scientists and historians to celebrate the varied and unique woodland region surrounding Mesa Verde National Park. One of the most widespread habitat types in the West, piñon-juniper woodlands have faced extensive eradication, grazing pressures, and the encroachment of human developments, and, consequently, only a few mature stands have reached their full growth potential. Mesa Verde Country, with its deep canyons and high ridgetops, is the magnificent home of many of these ancient stands. Impressively broad in scope, Floyd's volume thoroughly explores Mesa Verde Country's important and historic ecosystem. Covering such diverse topics as geologic evolution, natural history, human history, bats, and fungi, to name but a few, this volume will appeal to scientists, resource managers, conservationists, and the lay reader with an interest in this most western of ecosystems. Technical David D. Hanna, William H. Romme and Marilyn Colyer
language: English
title: Ancient Piñon-Juniper Woodlands: A Natural History of Mesa Verde Country
titlecomplete: Ancient Piñon-Juniper Woodlands: A Natural History of Mesa Verde Country
ratings_count: 3
publisher: University Press of Colorado