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Relicts of a Beautiful Sea: Survival, Extinction, and Conservation in a Desert World
Relicts of a Beautiful Sea Survival Extinction and Conservation in a Desert World Author:Christopher Norment Along a tiny spring in a narrow canyon near Death Valley, seemingly against all odds, an Inyo Mountain slender salamander makes its home. This book explores the existence of rare, unexpected, and sublime desert creatures such as the black toad and four pupfishes unique to the desert West. In this climate of extremes, beset by conflicts over wate... more »r rights, each species illustrates the work of natural selection and the importance of conservation. This is also a story of persistence--for as much as ten million years--amid the changing landscape of western North America. By telling the story of these creatures, Norment illustrates the beauty of evolution and explores ethical and practical issues of conservation.« less