Natt N. Dodge

preface

contents

the desert scene

the sonoran desert and the monument

climate: the vital factor

rocks: foundation and soilmakers

plant and animal zones

desert plants

major plant communities of saguaro

plants of the hills and mountains

animals and how they survive

the rhythms of nature

the impact of man

appendix Suggested Reading

Transcriber's Notes

Napier Shelton
based on an earlier work by Natt Dodge

NATURAL HISTORY SERIES

1972
National Park Service
U.S. DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR

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