Fall and Rise of the Wetlands of California's Great Central Valley
«“With masterful research, Garone illuminates the devastating effects imposed by intensive agricultural reclamation and irrigation in California.”»
Choice
This is the first comprehensive environmental history of California's Great Central Valley, where extensive freshwater and tidal wetlands once provided critical habitat for tens of millions of migratory waterfowl. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of California Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 448
- ISBN
- 9780520355576
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«“With masterful research, Garone illuminates the devastating effects imposed by intensive agricultural reclamation and irrigation in California.”»
Choice
«“Enlightening. . . . [Garone’s book] extend[s] our understanding of the complexities of water politics in California.”»
Western Historical Quarterly
«“The Fall and Rise of the Wetlands of California’s Great Central Valley should be an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the interplay of ecology and policy in the history of California’s Central Valley. . . .The book has a place alongside the standards of the field.”»
Agricultural History
«“Fascinating. . . . An exceptional treatment of the history of wetlands in the Central Valley of California. . . . This book will be accessible to a wide audience, is richly documented, and will be an invaluable resource.”»
Quarterly Review Of Biology