Mountain islands and desert seas
Subtitle: a natural history of the U.S.-Mexican borderlands
By: by Frederick R. Gehlbach.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Natural history -- Southwestern States; Natural history -- Mexico; United States -- Boundaries -- Mexico; Mexico -- Boundaries -- United States
Other titles: U.S.-Mexican borderlands.
Description: In this engaging personal narrative, biologist Fred Gehlbach describes the stability and changes of the past century in the Borderlands' climate, landforms, and natural communities and in its distinctive plants and vertebrates.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.