Wildlife Of The North American Deserts

Compares and contrasts the 5 North American deserts according to terrain, weather, and wildlife.

Surveys the biology and ecology of desert fishes. Detailed articles cover the fishes physiological, evolutionary, and ecological characteristics, as well as the nature and management and conservation problems of their habitats.

A well-illustrated account of life in 21 of the world's major desert areas.

Over 40 illustrations: Gila monster, kit fox, prairie dog, other animals; also plants: cactus, rice grass, saltbush, many more.

Following a description of the physical and biological characterization of the four North American deserts together with the primary adaptations of plants to environmental stress, the authors go on to present case studies of key species. They provide an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the major patterns of adaptation in desert plants, with one chapter devoted to several important exotic plants that have invaded these deserts. The whole is rounded off with a synthesis of the resource requirements of desert plants and how they may respond to global climate change.

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