| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-326) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
"Patagonia. The name is synonymous with awesome natural wonders. Tucked toward the toe of South America, this landscape is among the most varied and breathtaking in the world." "Drawing on decades of experience and broad knowledge of this unique region, William Conway, former President of the Wildlife Conservation Society, illuminates Patagonia's natural history and reveals current efforts to preserve its spectacular land and rare inhabitants. Through photography, personal stories, and accounts of real-life field science, Conway explores issues ranging from fisheries and ecotourism to wildlife farming and invasive species."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Introduction: To Patagonia and the Southern Cone -- Counting Elephant Seals on Peninsula Valdes -- Subplots and Stage Directions in Argentina -- A Patagonian Conservationist in the Campo -- 12,000 years in Patagonia -- Hunting's High Tide -- The Road to Conservation -- Steppe and Altiplano -- The Camel and the Sheep -- Mr. Darwin's Ostrich and the Green-Egged Martineta -- A Giant Monogamous Mouse -- The Parrot Metropolis of Rio Negro -- The Tortoise and the Bus Driver -- The Condor, the Puma, the Fox, and the Aliens -- The Altiplano and the Flamingos -- A Once and Future Patagonian Steppe -- Coastal Chronicles -- The Doctor and the Sea Lions -- Incredibly Deep-Diving Super Seal -- Adventures of a Billion Dollar Bird -- Penguin Lives and Principles -- The Critical Colony -- Plans for Coast and Sea -- Sea and Sky -- The Toothfish, the Hake, and the Squid -- Orcas, Right Whales, and Economics -- Report from a Sea and Sky Outpost -- The Scene Ahead. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Animals -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
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Human-animal relationships -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
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Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Animals. (OCoLC)fst00809468
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Human-animal relationships. (OCoLC)fst00963482
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South America -- Patagonia.
(OCoLC)fst01310403
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| Added Title |
Act three in Patagonia |
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Act 3 in Patagonia |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Conway, William, 1929- Act III in Patagonia. Washington, D.C. : Island Press/Shearwater Books, ©2005 1559635185 9781559635189 (DLC) 2005002493 (OCoLC)57577368 |
| ISBN |
9781429495141 (electronic bk.) |
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1429495146 (electronic bk.) |
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