Desert Critters: Plants and Animals of the Southwest (Pocket Nature Guide Series)

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This guide to the plants, animals and some insects of the desert southwest will aid in identification and appreciation of the myriad species that live in this beautiful part of the country.

Reminiscent of nineteenth-century botanical prints, the full-color illustrations in this small nature guide are miniature watercolors, as delightful to look at as they are accurate. With each illustration the reader will find the popular and scientific names, size, range, and a concise description of the habitat or an interesting bit of lore. Ideal for the backpacker or dayhiker, the book fits handily in the pocket.

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This digital document is an article from EURE-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Urbanos Regionales, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2249 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Cecilia Cariola, Miguel Lacabana: Pobreza, nueva pobreza y exclusion social: los multiples rostros de Caracas.
Author: Leslie Parraguez SÃ¡nchez
Publication: EURE-Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Urbanos Regionales (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 32 Issue: 97 Page: 109(4)

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EU se aísla y Chávez tiene los días contados.(Hugo Chávez, Presidente de Venezuela)(TT: The United States isolates itself and Chavez has his days counted.)(TA: ... Breve): An article from: Semana

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EU se aísla y Chávez tiene los días contados.(Hugo Chávez, Presidente de Venezuela)(TT: The United States isolates itself and Chavez has his days counted.)(TA: ... Breve): An article from: Semana
Laura Bonilla , and Víctor Flores
Manufacturer: Spanish Publications, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on April 19, 2002. The length of the article is 578 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: EU se aÃsla y ChÃ¡vez tiene los dÃas contados.(Hugo ChÃ¡vez, Presidente de Venezuela)(TT: The United States isolates itself and Chavez has his days counted.)(TA: Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela)(ArtÃculo Breve)
Author: Laura Bonilla
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 19, 2002
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 8 Issue: 477 Page: 2

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Implications of iron solubilization on soil phosphorus release in seasonally flooded forests of the lower Orinoco River, Venezuela [An article from: Soil Biology and Biochemistry]

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Implications of iron solubilization on soil phosphorus release in seasonally flooded forests of the lower Orinoco River, Venezuela [An article from: Soil Biology and Biochemistry]
N. Chacon , S. Flores , and A. Gonzalez
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RR8HQU

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This digital document is a journal article from Soil Biology and Biochemistry, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The microbial reduction of Fe oxides is thought to contribute with the release of P in sedimentary environments. However, secondary reactions of the bioproduced Fe(II) with P in solution, can lead to a decrease in the soluble P concentration. In this study, we examined how the reduction of Fe(III) affects the soluble P concentration, when the soils of a seasonally flooded forest gradient are subjected to anaerobic conditions. Soil samples were collected during the dry season from two zones subjected to different flooding intensity: MAX and MIN zones that were inundated 8 and 2 months per year, respectively. When anaerobic conditions were applied to soils from both zones, a clear stimulatory effect on the Fe(III) reduction was observed. However, bioproduced Fe(II) underwent secondary chemical reactions, masking the extend of Fe(III) reduction of these soils. Iron was reduced mainly during the first 15 days of the anaerobic incubation and it was stimulated by a pulse of labile carbon. Iron dissolution did not lead to an increase of the soluble P content. However, in both zones P was high and positively correlated with Fe(II), implying that soil P mobilization was linked to Fe dissolution. In the MIN zone, soluble P concentration decreased, probably as a consequence of the secondary reactions of solubilized P with other non-redox sensitive soils elements. Fe solubilization also had an effect on the activity of acid phosphatase and consequently in the solubilization of P from the organic pool. In conclusion, the P cycle in these soils is strongly coupled to C and Fe cycles.

Las miradas apuntan a Chavez: "espera un poco, un poquito mas ...": tal vez la oposicion logre derrocar al presidente Hugo Chavez, pero ?que piensa de ... (America).: An article from: Semana

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Las miradas apuntan a Chavez: "espera un poco, un poquito mas ...": tal vez la oposicion logre derrocar al presidente Hugo Chavez, pero ?que piensa de ... (America).: An article from: Semana
Victor Flores
Manufacturer: Spanish Publications, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008G17CG
Release Date: 2005-07-30

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on December 27, 2002. The length of the article is 855 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Las miradas apuntan a Chavez: "espera un poco, un poquito mas ...": tal vez la oposicion logre derrocar al presidente Hugo Chavez, pero ?que piensa de esos lideres que con tal de lograrlo estan llevandose al pais entre las patas? Desconfianza. (America).
Author: Victor Flores
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 27, 2002
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 8 Issue: 513 Page: 10(1)

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A Rapid Assessment of the Biodiversity and Social Aspects of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Orinoco Delta and the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela: RAP Bulletin ... International Rapid Assessment Program)

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A Rapid Assessment of the Biodiversity and Social Aspects of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Orinoco Delta and the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela: RAP Bulletin ... International Rapid Assessment Program)

Manufacturer: Conservation International
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This Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) bulletin reports on the findings of the 2002 AquaRAP survey of the aquatic ecosystems of the Gulf of Paria and Orinoco Delta in Venezuela. The volume examines the fishes and macroinvertebrates of the shallow water ecosystems in this habitat, and also includes excerpted information from previous studies on the geology and other animals of the region.

Variaciones temporales en cantidad de semillas en el suelo y en lluvia de semillas en un gradiente Bosque-Sabana en la Gran Sabana, Venezuela. : An article from: Interciencia

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Variaciones temporales en cantidad de semillas en el suelo y en lluvia de semillas en un gradiente Bosque-Sabana en la Gran Sabana, Venezuela. : An article from: Interciencia
Saúl Flores , and Nelda Dezzeo
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000BCCNRA
Release Date: 2005-09-08

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This digital document is an article from Interciencia, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 5791 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Variaciones temporales en cantidad de semillas en el suelo y en lluvia de semillas en un gradiente Bosque-Sabana en la Gran Sabana, Venezuela.
Author: SaÃºl Flores
Publication: Interciencia (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Page: 39(5)

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Breve diccionario de nombres: Origenes y significados (Coleccion Quiron)

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Breve diccionario de nombres: Origenes y significados (Coleccion Quiron)
German Flores
Manufacturer: El Nacional
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Food scarcity in Venezuela: A scheme for participatory development and food production

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Food scarcity in Venezuela: A scheme for participatory development and food production
G. O Flores
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Ismael Puerta Flores en sus 80 anos: Homenaje en Academia Nacional de Ciencias Economicas, Sociedad Bolivariana de Venezuela, Universidad Central de Venezuela

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Ismael Puerta Flores en sus 80 anos: Homenaje en Academia Nacional de Ciencias Economicas, Sociedad Bolivariana de Venezuela, Universidad Central de Venezuela

Manufacturer: Academia Nacional de Ciencias Economicas
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Told with vigor and insight, this is the memorable story of Wooden Leg (1858–1940), one of sixteen hundred warriors of the Northern Cheyennes who fought with the Lakotas against Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Wooden Leg remembers the world of the Cheyennes before they were forced onto reservations. He tells of growing up on the Great Plains and learning how to be a Cheyenne man. We hear from him about Cheyenne courtship, camp life, spirituality, and hunting; of skirmishes with Crows, Pawnees, and Shoshones; and of the Cheyennes’ valiant but doomed resistance against the army of the United States. In particular, Wooden Leg recalls the fight against Custer at the Little Bighorn, a controversial and arresting recollection that stands as the first published Native account of that battle.

As an old man in his seventies, Wooden Leg related the story of his life and the Little Bighorn battle in interviews with Thomas B. Marquis (1869–1935), formerly an agency physician for the Northern Cheyennes. Marquis checked and corroborated or corrected all points of importance with other Cheyennes. This edition features a new introduction by Richard Littlebear, president of Chief Dull Knife College and an enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation of Montana.

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This book is a gift to humankind.......2005-07-30

About five months ago I became a father to a beautiful and wonderful little boy. Every time I look at him and hold him I think of him as a gift. I don't mean that in a religious way, because that is not my belief. I am currently reading Wooden Leg for the second time in about 10 years. In reading this book, I realized that it too is a gift. Thomas Marquis, Wooden Leg and his Cheyenne compatriots who gave of their time and memories accomplished a tremendous service to the literature and history of a time that we will never see again. It was a beautiful life, though, to be sure, it had its share of horrors. In this book you will learn about nineteenth century Cheyenne culture and religion. You will read and be enthralled at Wooden Leg's recounting of Custer's Last Stand. Marquis, who acted as his own interpreter through sign language, did a wonderful job at arranging and organizing all of the stories related to him to make it into a cohesive read. I am very surprised that I am the first to review this book. Other "gift" books include Plenty Coups, Two Leggings and Memoirs of a White Crow Indian (the story of Thomas Leforge). I could go on, but this is a wonderful start. Enjoy these gifts and share them with someone special.

Girl Captives of the Cheyennes: A True Story of the Capture and Rescue of Four Pioneer Girls, 1874 (Frontier Classics)

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Girl Captives of the Cheyennes: A True Story of the Capture and Rescue of Four Pioneer Girls, 1874 (Frontier Classics)
Grace E. Meredith
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0811731588

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Eye-Witness History.......2007-04-28

Zane Grey called his copy of this book "one of the prized volumes of my Western library" and it is almost unique. On 9/11 in 1874, a lone wagon with a family of nine was ambushed in western Kansas, the parents and three of the older children were killed, and a massive manhunt that mobilized armies across the west was put into action. The two youngest girls were rescued in a daring attack that earned the commander a Congressional Medal of Honor. The older girls were surrendered the following spring.

The story is told from the perspective of the oldest surviving daughter by her niece. I appreciated it because I like to go to the source (I read 19th century books as a hobby) and this gives a first-person account of what it was really like to live in the Cheyenne culture in the mid 1870's. It is balanced in the sense that it is honest and not written to incite hostility or revenge. I have other manuscript reports of this incident and this is consistent with them.

The new introduction by Peter Cozzens is very helpful in filling in some facts--not all of them very pleasant. He also broadens the perspective to include events and movements that are beyond the scope of the original book.

One of the most worthwhile parts of the book is just the amazing resiliancy of the German (the "Ger" is pronounced hard as in "Grape") girls. Despite amazing trauma, they grew up to live relatively normal, happy, long lives. It's worth reading, even if you are not primarily a historian.

Gripping Tale.......2005-03-30

Peter Cozzens' introduction is equally as enthralling as the actual story written by the niece of one of the captive daughters. He fills in much information that would not have been included in an account from nearly 80 years ago.
The German sisters, their brother, and parents, attempted to move from Georgia to Colorado over a period of several years. Along the way, they had to stop to earn money and gather provisions to continue. The whole family except the father wanted to remain in Missouri, but Mr. German had his way, and they continued on to Colorado. They were travelling alone, and were attacked by Indians September 11, 1874. Only four of the sisters survived.
One of the most fascinating things is how they eventually had fairly normal lives after they were rescued and rehabilitated.

A Death in Indian Wells (Sagebrush Westerns)

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A Death in Indian Wells (Sagebrush Westerns)
Lewis B. Patten
Manufacturer: Sagebrush Large Print Westerns
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1574904795

Fort Reno: Or Picturesque "Cheyenne And Arrapahoe Army Life", Before The Opening Of "Oklahoma" (Frontier Classics)

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Fort Reno: Or Picturesque "Cheyenne And Arrapahoe Army Life", Before The Opening Of "Oklahoma" (Frontier Classics)
D. B. Dyer
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 081173188X

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Born Ida Casey, the author was the granddaughter of a U.S. congressman and the wife of Indian agent D. B. Dyer. She followed her husband to the Darlington Indian Agency, based near Fort Reno, where she experienced the ups and downs of frontier life and encountered the nearby Native Americans, with whom she made enduring friendships. The book presents the best available picture of agency life in the Indian Territory and is an excellent source on early Oklahoma. A social commentary on late nineteenth century America that provides vivid descriptions of the tribal customs and characteristics of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians.

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A-b-cheyenne
LaNita Lovercheck
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1412035619

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Bones of the Buffalo
Lewis B. Patten
Manufacturer: Thorndike Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The Cheyenne (New True Books)
Dennis B. Fradin
Manufacturer: Childrens Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

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Cheyenne Bottoms: Wetland in Jeopardy
John L. Zimmerman
Manufacturer: University Press of Kansas
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (Cambridge Studies in Ecology)

ASIN: 0700607129

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Our wetlands are endangered. Half the acreage in the United States has disappeared since European settlers arrived a century ago.

Among the wetlands that remain, a few are outstanding for their size, location, and role in feeding and sheltering vast numbers of birds and other wildlife. Cheyenne Bottoms, way station for hundreds of thousands of migrating shorebirds, songbirds, and waterfowl, is one of the most important wetlands in North America.

Located in central Kansas, on the main migration highway between wintering grounds in South America and breeding territory in Canada, the 41,000 acre marsh called Cheyenne Bottoms is a critical refueling stop for migrating birds. It hosts 90% of the populations of five species of shorebirds as well as most of the remaining population of the endangered Whooping Crane and several other threatened and endangered species. Because of its critical role, it has been designated by treaty as a Wetland of International Importance.

Ecologist/ornithologist John Zimmerman provides an introduction to the Bottoms that is at once personal, impassioned, and technically accurate. Narrating the history of the Bottoms from its formation 100,000 years ago to the present, he describes the rich variety of birds, mammals, and reptiles that depend on it and the intricate web of interactions among them that preserves the Cheyenne Bottoms ecosystem.

But recently, Zimmerman notes, the fate of Cheyenne Bottoms has been determined by human history, not natural history. He describes the impact humans have had on the Bottoms and the complex problems created by irrigation, water rights disputes, and politics. He also chronicles the grassroots effort to save the Bottoms--a campaign that brought together conservation groups, garden clubs, grade school and high school students, and the state government. The struggle to preserve Cheyenne Bottoms, according to Zimmerman, is part of a global environmental battle that must be fought in our lifetime. "It has become the arena of confrontation," he writes, " between our desires to exploit the earth for our own short-term benefit and the altruism that will be required if we are to maintain the diversity and life-support systems of our planet. Cheyenne Bottoms is a focal point, a bridge at Concord, in the environmental revolution."

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Cheyenne captives
Lewis B Patten
Manufacturer: DoubleDay
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006CTUSK

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Cheyenne Captives (1978)
Lewis B. Patten
Manufacturer: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000R9VETK

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