by George E. Gruell and Sherman Swanson
University of Nevada Press, 2013
Cloth: 978-0-87417-871-5 | Paper: 978-0-87417-707-7 | eISBN: 978-0-87417-878-4
Library of Congress Classification QH105.N3G78 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 577.09793

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

For millennia the ecology of the Great Basin has evolved because of climate change and the impacts of human presence. Nevada’s Changing Wildlife Habitat is the first book to explain the transformations in the plants and animals of this region over time and how they came about. Using data gleaned from archaeological and anthropological studies, numerous historical documents, repeat photography, and several natural sciences, the authors examine changes in vegetation and their impact on wildlife species and the general health of the environment. They also outline the choices that current users and managers of rangelands face in being good stewards of this harsh but fragile environment and its wildlife.