In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado introduced the first domestic livestock to the American Southwest. Over the subsequent four centuries, cattle, horses, and sheep have created a massive ecological experiment on these arid grasslands, changing them in ways we can never know with certainty. The Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in the high desert of southeastern Arizona is an 8,000-acre sanctuary where grazing has been banned since 1968. In this spirited account of thirty years of research at the ranch, Carl and Jane Bock summarize the results of their fieldwork, which was aimed at understanding the dynamics of grasslands in the absence of livestock. The View from Bald Hill provides an intimate look at the natural history of this unique site and illuminates many issues pertaining to the protection and restoration of our nation's grasslands.
By:
Carl E. Bock,
Jane H. Bock
Foreword by:
Harry W. Greene
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780520221840
ISBN 10: 0520221842
Series: Organisms and Environments
Pages: 221
Publication Date: 16 May 2000
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS LIST OF TABLES FOREWORD PREFACE 1 THE GRASSLANDS OF CORONADO 2 ON BEING THE CONTROL 3 WAITING FOR RAIN 4 FENCELINES 5 HERPS 6 ISLANDS OF FIRE 7 OAKS, ACORNS, AND RUGGED GROUPS 8 LITTLE BROWN BIRDS 9 FRAGMENTS 10 THE NEST BOX EXPERIMENT 11 PLAINS LOVEGRASS 12 COTTON RATS AND REAL DOGS 13 ALIENS 14 THE WORLD IS FULL OF LIFE APPENDIX SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS NOTES LITERATURE CITED INDEX
Carl E. Bock and Jane H. Bock are both Professors of Biology at the University of Colorado in Boulder. From 1980 to 1991 they were Research Directors at the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch. Jane Bock is the coeditor, with Yan Linhart, of Evolutionary Ecology of Plants (1989).
Reviews for The View from Bald Hill: Thirty Years in an Arizona Grassland
"""Provides an intimate look at the natural history of this unique site and illuminates many issues pertaining to the protection and restoration of the nation's grasslands."" --""Phoenix magazine"
