Mountain Islands and Desert Seas

Mountains rise like islands from deserts and grasslands along the US-Mexican border. The stunningly varied borderlands offer a laboratory for studying historical trends and ecological cycles. This work describes the stability and changes in the Borderlands' climate, landforms, and natural communities and in its distinctive plants and vertebrates.

About the author

Frederick R. Gehlbach is a professor of biology and environmental studies at Baylor University. Mountain Islands and Desert Seas was his first book. He has also written Plant Vegetation on the Edwards Plateau, and in 1994 his new book on the natural history of the Eastern Screech Owl will be published by Texas A&M University Press.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick R. Gehlbach
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.1981
• EAN: 9780890965665
• ISBN: 978-0-89096-566-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 488 g
• Series: Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural; Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works