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The Great Basin Naturalist (Volume 55) 1995

The Great Basin Naturalist (Volume 55) 1995

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ISBN10: 935430737X
ISBN13: 9789354307379
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Dec 15 2020
Pages: 412
Weight: 2.09
Height: 0.84 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
An authoritative snapshot of Great Basin life. Essential for field and library. Volume 55 (1995) of The Great Basin Naturalist is a rigorous natural history journal and a scientific periodical collection that assembles scholarly studies, field notes and survey data into a coherent ecological research anthology. Contributors probe great basin wildlife studies and western north america flora, and tackle desert ecosystem research with observational care and methodological clarity, making the volume an indispensable academic reference for biologists and a generous nature enthusiasts resource. Its pages present distributional records, population surveys, habitat descriptions and methodological notes alongside interpretive essays that reflect the practices of field biology in the 1990s. As a record of 1990s scientific publications it preserves the concerns and methods of its moment, offering a compact biological surveys compendium and a practical field guide alternative for readers who prefer documented surveys to a pocket manual. Suitable for course readers, museum libraries and amateur naturalists alike, the issue rewards both quick consultation and slow reading. 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. Its historical significance lies in the way it captures the evolving questions of conservation and the techniques of great basin region studies during the late twentieth century; the language is straightforward, the data exact, and the writing often carries a quietly literary attention to place. For casual readers the volume is an accessible way into the region's natural history; for classic-literature collectors it becomes a collectible exemplar of region-focused scholarship that also conveys period voice and scientific method. Librarians, field workers and collectors will recognise its double life as both a practical nature enthusiasts resource and an archival artefact charting a pivotal era of ecological inquiry. Enhanced editorial care in this edition clarifies citations and improves readability without altering the original character. It is equally suited to referencing in academic work, informing regional conservation discussion, or satisfying the curiosity of an amateur naturalist.

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