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Rocky Mountains
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Author
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Scott A. Elias.
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Publisher
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Smithsonian
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Format
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hardcover
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Product Dimensions
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9.25
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6.25
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0.75
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ISBN
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9781588340429
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Pages/Publication Date
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164/2002
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Daedalus Item Code
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13122
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This item is not available.
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Description
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The Rocky Mountains are one of the earth's most spectacular geological features. Vast stretches of the 2,000-mile range remain wild and untamed—hikers on mountain trails often see the wilderness just as Lewis and Clark saw it two centuries ago—and the diversity of life is so wide that the mountains are divided into three regions: the Northern, Central, and Southern Rockies. In this detailed natural history guide, Scott Elias discusses the physical environment of each of the three regions—geology, important landforms, climatology, soils, water resources, and paleontology—as well as their botany, invertebrate zoology, native fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals.
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