Native Plants and Animals as Resources in Arid Lands of the Southwestern United States
Title | Native Plants and Animals as Resources in Arid Lands of the Southwestern United States PDF eBook |
Author | American Association for the Advancement of Science. Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 94 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Animals |
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Dictionary Catalog of the Department Library
Title | Dictionary Catalog of the Department Library PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of the Interior. Library |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 732 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | Library catalogs |
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Technical Papers of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Title | Technical Papers of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 206 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Fish culture |
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Selected Bibliography of Wildlife and Habitats for the Southwest
Title | Selected Bibliography of Wildlife and Habitats for the Southwest PDF eBook |
Author | David R. Patton |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 48 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Botany |
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Battle Against Extinction
Title | Battle Against Extinction PDF eBook |
Author | W. L. Minckley |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | 538 |
Release | 2017-08-15 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0816537828 |
In 1962 the Green River was poisoned and its native fishes killed so that the new Flaming Gorge Reservoir could be stocked with non-native game fishes for sportsmen. This incident was representative of water management in the West, where dams and other projects have been built to serve human needs without consideration for the effects of water diversion or depletion on the ecosystem. Indeed, it took a Supreme Court decision in 1976 to save Devils Hole pupfish from habitat destruction at the hands of developers. Nearly a third of the native fish fauna of North America lives in the arid West; this book traces their decline toward extinction as a result of human interference and the threat to their genetic diversity posed by decreases in their populations. What can be done to slow or end this tragedy? As the most comprehensive treatment ever attempted on the subject, Battle Against Extinction shows how conservation efforts have been or can be used to reverse these trends. In covering fishes in arid lands west of the Mississippi Valley, the contributors provide a species-by-species appraisal of their status and potential for recovery, bringing together in one volume nearly all of the scattered literature on western fishes to produce a monumental work in conservation biology. They also ponder ethical considerations related to the issue, ask why conservation efforts have not proceeded at a proper pace, and suggest how native fish protection relates to other aspects of biodiversity planetwide. Their insights will allow scientific and public agencies to evaluate future management of these animal populations and will offer additional guidance for those active in water rights and conservation biology. First published in 1991, Battle Against Extinction is now back in print and available as an open-access e-book thanks to the Desert Fishes Council.
Colorado Squawfish Revised Recovery Plan
Title | Colorado Squawfish Revised Recovery Plan PDF eBook |
Author | Colorado River Fishes Recovery Team |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 68 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |
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Conservation of the Amphibia of the United States, a Review
Title | Conservation of the Amphibia of the United States, a Review PDF eBook |
Author | R. Bruce Bury |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Amphibians |
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