Author: Joseph Wood KrutchPublisher:
ISBN: 9780871560131
Category : Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Baja California and the Geography of Hope
Author: Joseph Wood KrutchPublisher:
ISBN: 9780871560131
Category : Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Discovering the Geology of Baja California
Author: Markes E. JohnsonPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816522293
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Baja California: wild, desolate, and a treasure-house of geological wonders. Along its ancient shorelines, careful observers can learn much about how the Gulf of California came into existence and what the future of the Baja California peninsula might be. For those who wish to unlock the mysteries of Baja California, geologist Markes Johnson offers the key. He has taken a body of technical research on the geology and paleontology of the region and made it accessible in plain language for anyone who visits the peninsula, whether for study or recreation. His book teaches general concepts in coastal geomorphology and tectonics, as well as the basic geological and natural history of the Gulf of California, in a conversive, intellectually stimulating fashion. Johnson's guide takes the form of six day-long hikes in the area of Punta Chivato on the east coast of the southern Baja California peninsula. Punta Chivato is presented as a microcosm of the entire region; it can enable visitors to better understand major themes in the natural history of the Gulf of California and its geological past. All of the hikes begin at the southeast corner of the Punta Chivato promontory and loop out in different directions. Each circuit is designed to minimize overlap with adjacent hikes and to maximize the visitor's exposure to instructive variations in the landscape. Each chapter features additional reflections on a geologist of another time and place who has advanced the field in a way that elucidates the material covered in that chapter. Through these asides, readers will learn the basic lessons about how geologists read the secrets hidden in landscapes. Discovering the Geology of Baja California invites visitors to these shores to explore not only rocks and fossils but also the continuum of past ecosystems with the ecology of the present. It offers both an unparalleled guide to a remote area and a new understanding of life caught in an endless cycle of change.
Technical Report
Author: Geographical Ecology
Author: Robert H. MacArthurPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691023823
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
First published in 1972 and now available for the first time in paperback, this book is the summation of the life work of one of the most influential scientists of our time. Of permanent interest in this history and philosophy of science, it is also frequently cited in the current ecological literature and is still up-to-date in many categories. Written in MacArthur's beautifully lucid style this work will continue to be read by anyone concerned with biological ideas. *Lightning Print On Demand Title
The New Baja Handbook
Author: James T. CrowPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393600056
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
For the off-pavement motorist in lower California.
Baja California and the Geography of Hope
Author: Joseph Wood KrutchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Off-Trail Adventures in Baja California
Author: Markes E. JohnsonPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816598843
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Baja California is one of the Earth’s last great wilderness areas that is easily accessible to travelers. Whether you enter from the United States to the north or from Cabo San Lucas to the south, it doesn’t take long to find yourself passing through a unique desert ecosystem of islands and land bound by the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Gulf of California on the east. But where, you might ask, can you go to best experience the physical majesty of Baja California? This book holds the answer. Off-Trail Adventures in Baja California describes—and maps and illustrates—nine hikes along outcrops on islands and peninsular shores where geography, geology, and ecology meet in singular ways. Each spot tells a story about the nature of the place—the cumulative effects of millions of years of natural forces at work. During the course of his long teaching career, Markes E. Johnson has hiked much of Baja California, often with students in tow. He brings a lifetime of study to his simple descriptions of the stories that are revealed by looking closely at natural phenomena framed by rocks and fossils. This hiking guide offers a wealth of stories that seem to encompass everything, and can clearly communicate Johnson’s deep understanding of how our planet’s ecosystems function. Whether you like to hike with your boots on or from the comfort of your favorite chair, this book is a must-have for anyone who has visited or hopes to visit Baja California’s Gulf Coast.
Baja Legends
Author: Greg NiemannPublisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 9780932653475
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The author of Baja Fever shares his extensive knowledge of the peninsula, its colorful past and booming present, in this fascinating reference book. History, lore, and amazing stories make it a "must-have" for Bajaphiles as well as armchair travelers.
Conservation and Development in the Gray Whale Lagoons of Baja California Sur, Mexico
Author: Serge DedinaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
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