Name: A Natural History of Oregon's Lake Abert in the Northwest Great Basin Landscape
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Author: Ron Larson
ISBN: 9781647790882

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A Natural History of Oregon's Lake Abert in the Northwest Great Basin Landscape

Type

Physical Book

Author

Ron Larson

Publisher

University of Nevada Press

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.1 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.82 kg.

ISBN13

9781647790882

Synopsis "A Natural History of Oregon's Lake Abert in the Northwest Great Basin Landscape"

A beautifully detailed exploration of flora and fauna. Author Ron Larson offers a natural history of a Great Basin landscape that focuses on the northern region including Lake Abert and Abert Rim, and the adjacent area in southcentral Oregon. Although the jewel of this landscape is a lake, the real story is the many plants and animals--from the very primitive, reddish, bacteria-like archaea that thrive only in its high-salinity waters to the Golden Eagles and ravens that soar above the desert. The untold species in and around the lake are part of an ecosystem shaped by ageless processes from massive lava flows, repeated drought, and blinding snowstorms. It is an environment rich with biotic and physical interconnections going back millions of years. The Great Basin, and in particular the Lake Abert region, is special and needs our attention to ensure it remains that way. We must recognize the importance of water for Great Basin ecosystems and the need to manage it better, and we must acknowledge how rich the Great Basin is in natural history. Salt lakes, wherever they occur, are valuable and provide critically important habitat for migratory water birds, which are unfortunately under threat from upstream water diversions and climate change. Larson's book will help people understand that the Great Basin is unique and that wise stewardship is necessary to keep it unspoiled. The book is an essential reference source, drawing together a wide range of materials that will appeal to general readers and researchers alike.

Ron Larson

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Ronald “Ron” Edwin Larson (nacido el 31 de octubre de 1941 en Fort Lewis, Washington) es matemático, profesor universitario y autor de textos educativos estadounidenses. Se graduó con un Ph.D. en Topología por la Universidad de Colorado en 1970 y ha sido profesor de matemáticas en Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, desde esa fecha. A lo largo de su carrera ha desarrollado materiales para distintos niveles educativos, desde enseñanza media hasta cursos universitarios avanzados, incluyendo cálculo diferencial y álgebra, con un estilo pedagógico claro y accesible.

Entre sus obras más conocidas está Cálculo (junto con Bruce H. Edwards), en sus múltiples ediciones; Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions; Precalculus: Real Mathematics, Real People; Geometry; entre otros títulos ampliamente usados por estudiantes en todo el mundo. Ha sido reconocido con varios premios de asociaciones de autores de libros de texto, como galardones por excelencia en libros de texto (“Textbook Excellence Award”), premios por longevidad de sus publicaciones (“McGuffey Longevity Award”) y distinciones de diseño e innovación en materiales educativos.

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