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" Birds of the Salton Sea : "
Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt.
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BL
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971770
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b726140
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| Main Entry
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Patten, Michael A.
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Birds of the Salton Sea : : status, biogeography, and ecology /\ Michael A. Patten, Guy McCaskie, and Philip Unitt.
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Berkeley :: University of California Press,, 2003.
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1 online resource (xi, 363 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0520235932
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: 0520929446
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: 1282759167
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: 1597344982
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: 661275916X
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: 9780520235939
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: 9780520929449
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: 9780585456362
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: 9781282759169
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: 9781597344982
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: 9786612759161
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-347).
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| Contents
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Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; A HISTORY OF THE SALTON SINK; CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES; BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SALTON SEA; A CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SALTON SEA; THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS; Index.
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| Abstract
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The Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake, supports a huge bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly this environment is close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book describes the more than 450 species and sub-species.
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Birds-- California-- Salton Sea.
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Birds.
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NATURE-- Animals-- Birds.
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NATURE-- Birdwatching Guides.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Ornithology.
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California, Salton Sea.
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| Dewey Classification
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598/.09794/99
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QL684.C2P38 2003eb
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McCaskie, Guy.
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Unitt, Philip.
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