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OverviewThe Eastern Sierra is a dramatic, unusual, mountain-and-desert region in eastern California and western Nevada that includes two famous resorts, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes. It is a world apart from the lands west of the Sierra Nevada, and the contributors to this lavishly illustrated natural history provide a marvelous introduction to the wonderland that makes up the Eastern Sierra. As the eastern slope of the 400-mile-long Sierra Nevada merges with the western edge of the Great Basin, desert valleys of long summers and snow-spangled mountains of long winters lie side by side. The region's unique features include altitudes ranging from 2,800 feet at Redrock Canyon to 14,494 feet at the top of Mount Whitney; the merging of three biogeographic regions: the Sierra Nevada, the Great Basin Desert, and the Mojave Desert; and the resulting extraordinary diversity of plant and animal life. The book contains chapters on the region's geologic story, weather and climate, plant communities, arthropods, native fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The authors emphasize relationships and the ingenious ways that plant and animal life have evolved and adapted to the Eastern Sierra's harsh environments. Maps, diagrams, photographs, and exceptional drawings illustrate the text. Written with few technical terms, Sierra East is a fine source book for the layperson and students on university field trips. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Genny Smith , Diana Tomback , Ann Howald , Mary HillPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 60 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.508kg ISBN: 9780520239142ISBN 10: 0520239148 Pages: 498 Publication Date: 15 May 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsReplete with illustrations of the geology and wildlife; Smith captures the overwhelming beauty of the area as well as the science governing it. . . . Naturalists and students seeking accurate and comprehensive information about the region would greatly benefit from this book. -- Choice Author InformationGenny Smith is editor and publisher of Genny Smith Books. Since 1959 she has edited and published Deepest Valley, Mammoth Lakes Sierra (now in its sixth edition), Mammoth Gold (1990), and other books about the Eastern Sierra. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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