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Aridland Springs in North America
Ecology and ConservationEdited by Lawrence E. Stevens and Vicky J. Meretsky; Foreword by Gary Paul Nabhan
University of Arizona Press, 2008
Springs ecosystems are among the most structurally complicated, ecologically and biologically diverse, productive, evolutionarily provocative, and threatened ecosystems on earth. Springs are places where groundwater reaches the earth’s surface through complex, tortuous, and sometimes lengthy flow paths. Historically, they have been revered as sacred places to almost all cultures. Geologically, springs represent some of the most interesting locales available for study. Biologically, springs ecosystems exert a vastly disproportionate impact on regional ecology in relation to their size. In the otherwise harsh environments of arid lands, springs may provide long-term stable habitats that support unique species and evolutionary processes.
Aridland Springs in North America offers a much-needed comprehensive synthesis of aridland springs ecology. Stevens and Meretsky have assembled chapters from numerous and diverse experts from the fields of geology, hydrology, geomorphology, water quality, ecosystem dynamics, water law, and conservation biology. Through analyses and case studies, these contributors provide an in-depth overview of these topics and address issues critical for improving the knowledge and conservation of springs. This volume goes beyond examining the ecological importance of aridland springs to provide practical and productive ideas for their preservation. The authors facilitate future research by cultivating a language with which to collectively describe and study springs ecosystems, creating the beginnings of a comprehensive springs classification system. This book could not be more timely, as groundwater depletion throughout the continent is rapidly decimating these vital sources of life.
CONTENTS
Prologue
Gary P. Nabhan
1 Springs Ecosystem Ecology And Conservation
Lawrence E. Stevens And Vicky J. Meretsky
2 The Demise Of Desert Springs
Peter J. Unmack And W. L. Minckley*
3 The Hydrology Of Desert Springs In North America
David K. Kreamer And Abe Springer
4 A Comprehensive Springs Classification System: Integrating Geomorphic, Hydrogeochemical, And Ecological Criteria
Abraham E. Springer, Lawrence E. Stevens, Diana E. Anderson, Roderic A. Parnell1, David K. Kreamer, Lisa Levin, And Stephen P. Flora1
5 Quaternary Cauldron Springs As Paleoecological Archives
C. Vance Haynes Jr.
6 The Extreme Environment, Trophic Structure, And Ecosystem Dynamics Of A Large Fishless Desert Spring: Montezuma Well, Arizona
Dean W. Blinn
7 Combining Ecological Research And Conservation: A Case Study In Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, México
Dean A. Hendrickson, Jane C. Marks, Angie Moline, Eric Dinger, Adam Cohen
8 The Desert Fan Palm Oasis
James W. Cornett
9 Spring-Supported Vegetation Along The Colorado River, Colorado Plateau: Floristics, Vegetation Structure And Environment
John R. Spence
10 Mechanisms Of Change In Seep/Spring Plant Communities On The Southern Colorado Plateau
Vicky J. Meretsky
11 Biodiversity And Productivity At An Undisturbed Spring In Comparison With Adjacent Grazed Riparian And Upland Habitats
Bianca S. Perla And Lawrence E. Stevens
12 Plant Diversity Influenced By Indigenous Management Of Freshwater Springs: Flora Of Quitovac, Sonora, Mexico
Gary Paul Nabhan
13 Historic And Prehistoric Ethnobiology Of Desert Springs
Amadeo M. Rea
14 Vegetation Dynamics Of Great Basin Springs: Potential Effects Of Groundwater Withdrawal
Duncan Patten, Leigh Rouse, Juliet Stromberg
15 The Knowles Canyon Hanging Garden, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Eight Years After Burning: Changes In Vegetation And Soil Biota
Tim B. Graham
16 Between The Cracks: Water Law And Spring Conservation In Arizona
Nancy Nelson
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Aridland Springs in North America offers a much-needed comprehensive synthesis of aridland springs ecology. Stevens and Meretsky have assembled chapters from numerous and diverse experts from the fields of geology, hydrology, geomorphology, water quality, ecosystem dynamics, water law, and conservation biology. Through analyses and case studies, these contributors provide an in-depth overview of these topics and address issues critical for improving the knowledge and conservation of springs. This volume goes beyond examining the ecological importance of aridland springs to provide practical and productive ideas for their preservation. The authors facilitate future research by cultivating a language with which to collectively describe and study springs ecosystems, creating the beginnings of a comprehensive springs classification system. This book could not be more timely, as groundwater depletion throughout the continent is rapidly decimating these vital sources of life.
CONTENTS
Prologue
Gary P. Nabhan
1 Springs Ecosystem Ecology And Conservation
Lawrence E. Stevens And Vicky J. Meretsky
2 The Demise Of Desert Springs
Peter J. Unmack And W. L. Minckley*
3 The Hydrology Of Desert Springs In North America
David K. Kreamer And Abe Springer
4 A Comprehensive Springs Classification System: Integrating Geomorphic, Hydrogeochemical, And Ecological Criteria
Abraham E. Springer, Lawrence E. Stevens, Diana E. Anderson, Roderic A. Parnell1, David K. Kreamer, Lisa Levin, And Stephen P. Flora1
5 Quaternary Cauldron Springs As Paleoecological Archives
C. Vance Haynes Jr.
6 The Extreme Environment, Trophic Structure, And Ecosystem Dynamics Of A Large Fishless Desert Spring: Montezuma Well, Arizona
Dean W. Blinn
7 Combining Ecological Research And Conservation: A Case Study In Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, México
Dean A. Hendrickson, Jane C. Marks, Angie Moline, Eric Dinger, Adam Cohen
8 The Desert Fan Palm Oasis
James W. Cornett
9 Spring-Supported Vegetation Along The Colorado River, Colorado Plateau: Floristics, Vegetation Structure And Environment
John R. Spence
10 Mechanisms Of Change In Seep/Spring Plant Communities On The Southern Colorado Plateau
Vicky J. Meretsky
11 Biodiversity And Productivity At An Undisturbed Spring In Comparison With Adjacent Grazed Riparian And Upland Habitats
Bianca S. Perla And Lawrence E. Stevens
12 Plant Diversity Influenced By Indigenous Management Of Freshwater Springs: Flora Of Quitovac, Sonora, Mexico
Gary Paul Nabhan
13 Historic And Prehistoric Ethnobiology Of Desert Springs
Amadeo M. Rea
14 Vegetation Dynamics Of Great Basin Springs: Potential Effects Of Groundwater Withdrawal
Duncan Patten, Leigh Rouse, Juliet Stromberg
15 The Knowles Canyon Hanging Garden, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Eight Years After Burning: Changes In Vegetation And Soil Biota
Tim B. Graham
16 Between The Cracks: Water Law And Spring Conservation In Arizona
Nancy Nelson
17 Ep
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Artistry in Bronze
The Greeks and Their Legacy XIXth International Congress on Ancient BronzesJens M Daehner
J. Paul Getty Trust, The, 2017
The papers in this volume derive from the proceedings of the nineteenth International Bronze Congress, held at the Getty Center and Villa in October 2015 in connection with the exhibition Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World. The study of large-scale ancient bronzes has long focused on aspects of technology and production. Analytical work of materials, processes, and techniques has significantly enriched our understanding of the medium. Most recently, the restoration history of bronzes has established itself as a distinct area of investigation. How does this scholarship bear on the understanding of bronzes within the wider history of ancient art? How do these technical data relate to our ideas of styles and development? How has the material itself affected ancient and modern perceptions of form, value, and status of works of art?
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Aryan and Non-Aryan in India
Madhav M. Deshpande and Peter E. Hook, Editors
University of Michigan Press, 1979
The history and mechanisms of the convergence of ancient Aryan and non-Aryan cultures has been a subject of continuing fascination in many fields of Indology. The contributions to Aryan and Non-Aryan in India are the fruit of a conference on that topic held in December 1976 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, under the auspices of the Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies. The express object of the conference was to examine the latest findings from a variety of disciplines as they relate to the formation and integration of a unified Indian culture from many disparate cultural and ethnic elements.
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Asymmetric Information, Corporate Finance, and Investment
Edited by R. Glenn Hubbard
University of Chicago Press, 1990
In this volume, specialists from traditionally separate areas in economics and finance investigate issues at the conjunction of their fields. They argue that financial decisions of the firm can affect real economic activity—and this is true for enough firms and consumers to have significant aggregate economic effects. They demonstrate that important differences—asymmetries—in access to information between "borrowers" and "lenders" ("insiders" and "outsiders") in financial transactions affect investment decisions of firms and the organization of financial markets. The original research emphasizes the role of information problems in explaining empirically important links between internal finance and investment, as well as their role in accounting for observed variations in mechanisms for corporate control.
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Automobiles and the Future
Competition, Cooperation, and ChangeRobert E. Cole, Editor
University of Michigan Press, 1983
At the time of the U.S.-Japan auto conferences in March 1983, the hoped-for economic recovery as manifested in auto sales had revealed itself quite modestly. Three months later, the indicators were more robust and certainly long overdue for those whose livelihood depends on the health of the industry--some of whom are university professors.
With Japanese import restrictions in place until March 1984 and drastically reduced break-even points for domestic manufactures, rising consumer demand holds great promise for the industry. The rapidly rising stock prices of the auto-makers captures well the sense of heightened optimism, as do the various forecasts for improved profits.
While the news is certainly welcome, it nevertheless should be greeted with caution. As Mr. Perkins noted at the conference, "we have a tendency to forget things very quickly. If we have a boom market this year, there is a good chance that a lot of things we learned will be forgotten."
To put the matter differently and more bluntly, with growing prosperity there is the risk that management will fall back into old habits, making impossible the achievement of sustained quality and productivity improvement. Similarly, the commitment to develop cooperative relations with workers and suppliers will weaken. The union will be under membership pressure to retrieve concessions rather than to take the longer-term view. This longer-term view recognizes that "up-front increases" and adherence to existing work rules increasingly come at the sacrifice of future job security. Government policymakers will turn their attention away from the industry. This may not mean a great deal given how weakly focused their attentions has been during the last three years and how mixed and contradictory government auto policies have been for over a decade.
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