Author: Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. MeetingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Proceedings of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science
Author: Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. MeetingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science
Author: Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. MeetingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
New Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science
Author: Arizona-Nevada Academy of SciencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Proceedings RMRS.
Author: Proceedings of the Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Dead Wood in Western Forests
Author: General Technical Report RM.
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago
Author: Leonard F. DeBanoPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788183869
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
This conference brought together scientists and managers from government, universities, and private organizations to examine the biological diversity and management challenges of the unique "sky island" ecosystems of the mountains of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico. Session topics included: floristic resources, plant ecology, vertebrates, invertebrates, hydrology and riparian systems, aquatic resources, fire, conservation and management, human uses through time, and visions for the future. Illustrated.
Fossil Footprints of Western North America
Author: Martin G. LockleyPublisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
ISBN:
Category : Dinosaur tracks
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert
Author: Wendy C. HodgsonPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816547912
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Winner of the Society for Economic Botany’s Mary W. Klinger Book Award The seemingly inhospitable Sonoran Desert has provided sustenance to indigenous peoples for centuries. Although it is to all appearances a land bereft of useful plants, fully one-fifth of the desert's flora are edible. This volume presents information on nearly 540 edible plants used by people of more than fifty traditional cultures of the Sonoran Desert and peripheral areas. Drawing on thirty years of research, Wendy C. Hodgson has synthesized the widely scattered literature and added her own experiences to create an exhaustive catalog of desert plants and their many and varied uses. Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert includes not only plants such as gourds and legumes but also unexpected food sources such as palms, lilies, and cattails, all of which provided nutrition to desert peoples. Each species entry lists recorded names and describes indigenous uses, which often include nonfood therapeutic and commodity applications. The agave, for example, is cited for its use as food and for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, syrup, fiber, cordage, clothing, sandals, nets, blankets, lances, fire hearths, musical instruments, hedgerows, soap, and medicine, and for ceremonial purposes. The agave entry includes information on harvesting, roasting, and consumption—and on distinguishing between edible and inedible varieties. No other source provides such a vast amount of information on traditional plant uses for this region. Accessible to general readers, this book is an invaluable compendium for anyone interested in the desert’s hidden bounty.