The View From Bald Hill

Thirty Years in an Arizona Grassland

By: Carl E. Bock, Jane H. Bock, Harry W. Greene (Foreword by)

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Paperback | 16 May 2000 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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"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

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List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Foreword
Preface
The Grasslands of Coronado	p. 1
On Being the Control	p. 13
Waiting for Rain	p. 19
Fencelines	p. 27
Herps	p. 45
Islands of Fire	p. 55
Oaks, Acorns, and Rugged Groups	p. 69
Little Brown Birds	p. 81
Fragments	p. 99
The Nest Box Experiment	p. 111
Plains Lovegrass	p. 119
Cotton Rats and Real Dogs	p. 129
Aliens	p. 137
The World is Full of Life	p. 147
Scientific and English Names of Plants and Animals	p. 153
Notes	p. 159
Literature Cited	p. 171
Index	p. 193
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