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The Great Basin Naturalist (Volume 54) 1994

The Great Basin Naturalist (Volume 54) 1994

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Environmental StudiesNature Writing

ISBN10: 9354307337
ISBN13: 9789354307331
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Dec 15 2020
Pages: 412
Weight: 2.09
Height: 0.84 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
A compelling record of wild places and careful science. Records speak with quiet authority. Volume 54 of The Great Basin Naturalist (1994) is an essential natural history journal and scientific periodical collection that captures a slice of regional study at a decisive moment in 1990s environmental studies. This academic research anthology presents biological survey reports, ecological monographs and biodiversity studies that illuminate great basin ecology and the wider Intermountain West region. Contributors set out measured observations, taxonomic notes and comparative analyses that remain useful as baseline material for conservation and comparative research. The writing is direct: technical where necessary, lucid elsewhere, so the work doubles as both a university researchers resource and a field biologists reference. Casual readers will find concise narratives of western US flora and fauna rewarding; specialists will value the methodological detail and the empirical datasets implicit in survey reports. Taken together, the volume forms a durable bridge between hands-on fieldwork and the broader debates of regional ecology. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Beyond its immediate utility, Volume 54 has historical and cultural significance: it records the observational standards and conservation concerns of its era, so it serves as a touchstone for subsequent biodiversity studies across the Intermountain West. The tone and organisation give it the gravity of ecological monographs while retaining the immediacy of field notes, making it an instructive companion for university courses and independent study. Whether placed on a field-worker's bench, shelved in a research library, or owned by a classic-literature collector who appreciates well-preserved scientific heritage, this volume repays attention. It stands as both a scholarly reference and an evocative portrait of a distinctive American landscape - practical, readable and quietly enduring.

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