Sierra East
Subtitle:  Edge of the Great Basin
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: June 18, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780520086890
Subjects: NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS; Regional geography; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.); Nature/Ecology; Nature; USA; General; Reference; Nature / General; Natural History; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev
First sentence: The beginnings of the Sierra Nevada rise gently from the Creosote Bush and Joshua Trees of the Mojave Desert.
Description: "This book contains chapters on the eastern Sierra's geologic story, weather and climate, plant communities, arthropods, native fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The authors emphasize relationships and the ingenious ways that plant and animal life have evolved and adapted to the harsh environments of this area. Maps, diagrams, photographs, and drawings illustrate the text.

Written with few technical terms, Sierra East is a source book for the layperson and students on university field trips."--BOOK JACKET.