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Encyclopedia of Deserts
Encyclopedia of Deserts represents a milestone: it is the first comprehensive reference to the first comprehensive reference to deserts and semideserts of the world. Approximately seven hundred entries treat subjects ranging from desert survival to the way deserts are formed. Topics include biology (birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, bacteria, physiology, evolution), geography, climatology, geology, hydrology, anthropology, and history.
Bitter Waters
The Struggles of the Pecos River
The first book-length environmental study ever produced on this 926-mile Pecos River, this work combines a historical overview of the river from the first arrival of European explorers and settlers in the sixteenth century with an investigation of the environmental issues facing the river today.

Encyclopedia of Deserts
Encyclopedia of Deserts represents a milestone: it is the first comprehensive reference to the first comprehensive reference to deserts and semideserts of the world. Approximately seven hundred entries treat subjects ranging from desert survival to the way deserts are formed. Topics include biology (birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, plants, bacteria, physiology, evolution), geography, climatology, geology, hydrology, anthropology, and history.
Bitter Waters
The Struggles of the Pecos River
The first book-length environmental study ever produced on this 926-mile Pecos River, this work combines a historical overview of the river from the first arrival of European explorers and settlers in the sixteenth century with an investigation of the environmental issues facing the river today.