Crow's range : an environmental history of the Sierra Nevada /

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"Historian David Beesley examines the history of the Sierra Nevada's geologic beginnings and various ecological communities. Using a wide range of sources, including the records of explorers and early settlers, scientific and government documents, and newspaper reports, Beesley offers a li...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beesley, David, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reno : University of Nevada Press, ©2004.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Human ecology > Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.)
Conservation of natural resources > Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Conservation of natural resources
Ecology
Human ecology
Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.) > Environmental conditions.
United States > Sierra Nevada Region
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Major forces that have shaped the Sierra Nevada
  • A Sierra shaped by native people
  • The Sierra gold made
  • Conservation shapes the Sierra Nevada, 1864-1900
  • Establishing resource management in the Sierra Nevada, 1905-1945
  • The philosophy of "more," 1940-1970
  • The environmental challenge, 1960-1999
  • The Sierra in peril and ecosystem politics.

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