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Kricher, John C.

A field guide to Rocky Mountain and southwest forests / John Kricher ; illustrated by Gordon Morrison ; photographs by John Kricher.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998.

xv, 374 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.

Describes the different kinds of forests found in the southwestern United States and identifies and describes the plants and animals found in each habitat.

The Peterson field guide series ; 51

Forest ecology -- West (U.S.)

Kricher, John C. Field guide to the ecology of western forests.

Rocky Mountain and southwest forests

Forests

Revised edition of: A field guide to the ecology of western forests. 1993.

"Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-347) and index.

How to Use This Book -- Forest Ecology -- Life Zones -- Widespread Western Mammals and Birds -- West Meets East: Great Plains Forests -- Prairie Riparian Forest -- Black Hills Forest -- South Texas Forests -- Gulf Coast Live Oak Forest -- Edwards Plateau Forest -- Lower Rio Grande Forest -- East Texas Pine Forest -- Rocky Mountain Forests -- Great Basin Desert -- Shortgrass Prairie -- Pinyon-Juniper Forest -- Ponderosa Pine Forest -- Aspen Grove -- Lodgepole Pine Forest -- Riparian Forest -- Spruce-Fir Forest -- High Pine Forest -- Timberline-Alpine Tundra -- Southwest Forests -- Arroyo and Desert Scrub -- Mexican Madrean Foothill Forest -- Arizona Madrean Foothill Forest -- Arizona Canyon Riparian Forest -- Southwest Mountain Forest -- Chihuahua Desert -- Giant Saguaro Cactus Forest.

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