New Mexico Vegetation: Past, Present, and Future
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 082632164X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
-- Sida . "This volume is sure to be of use to anyone interested in the biology and/or geography of the Southwest"
Outdated A Customer I ordered this book without having seen it before, and was diasappointed at how outdated so much of the information is. For example, most of the references are 1960s and 1970s, many much earlier than that, and practically nothing after the mid-1980s. The illustrations are overrated in the description, most are poor quality B&W and the vegetation map is nothing to get. Accurate Plant Geography and Ecology Information This is an organized, valuable resource for environmental design or to just learn more about one's surroundings in the state of New Mexicoespecially the high deserts and uplands.It did leave out the serious Chihuahuan Desert region floral elements of the Pecos and Canadian drainages of northeastern NM, though. Why do so few gather information for that unique area? Al. The plant ecology of NM in a very readable and complete package Skeptical John in rural NM The first portion of the book gives a very useful discussion of the ecology of the state from the distant geologic past through human presence in the last few millenia and into the hard use we have made of the landscape in the past couple of centuries.The main body of the book gives brief but fairly complete descriptions of the main forest, woodland, savanna, grassla
The book ends with a detailed description of species of special concern and what is being done to preserve examples of vegetation types within the state.A map of the state's vegetation, including types not found on existing maps, accompanies the book. Originally published in 1993 and now available for the first time in paperback, this book remains one of the few authoritative vegetation compilations for a western state. It is the first comprehensive study of the biological history and evolution of New Mexico's vegetation and includes a detailed account of the distribution of plant communities in the state today.Discussed are the following major types of vegetation: tundra and coniferous forest, woodland and savanna, grassland, scrubland, riparian, and wetlands. For each type, information is provided on the principal plant species. In addition, for each vegetation type special attention is given to describing how plants sharing a common location interact and, in particular, how human activity impacts on each type. The classifications of vegetation employed here are easily recognizable in the field, which makes them of greater use to the public as well as