Connecting mountain islands and desert seas : biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago II and 5th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts : May 11-15, 2004, Tucson, Arizona

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Connecting mountain islands and desert seas : biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago II and 5th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts : May 11-15, 2004, Tucson, Arizona / compilers, Gerald J. Gottfried [and others].

Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts 2004 : Tucson, Ariz.) (5th : (Author). Gottfried, Gerald J. (Added Author). Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.) (Added Author).

Summary:

Collects the numerous scholarly papers presented at the 2004 Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts on the Madrean Archipelago, or Sky Island, region in the American Southwest and northern Mexico, sharing knowledge about the region and identifying needs and possible solutions for existing and emerging problems.

Record details

Physical Description: xiv, 631 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Fort Collins, CO : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:: "September 2005"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:: Preface -- Closing remarks -- Plenary sessions -- Biogeography -- Ecosystem monitoring -- Science-based management -- Cultural resources/History -- Invasive species -- Hydrology and biodiversity -- Conservation practice -- Conservation planning -- Ecology -- Fire -- Global climate change -- Poster papers -- Abstracts and resumenes.
Additional Physical Form available Note:: Also available on the Internet.