Ecosystems of the East Slope of the Front Range in Colorado

Description

Author: Marr, John W.  (1914-1989)

Publisher: University Press of Colorado (Boulder, CO)

Pub Date: 1967

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair.  Binding tight.  No tears, folds.  Upper front cover corner has an approx. 1″ bend, extends through first pages of front matter.  One small spot, about the size of a pin head, on mid-front cover.  A small ink mark on title page, directly above the title.   Smudging to front and rear covers.  All corners worn.

Notes:  University of Colorado Studies Series in Biology No. 8.  “The purpose of the present paper is to present (1) a classification of terrestrial ecological units of the Front Range based on the ecosystem concept, with vegetation as the indicator of the extent of each unit, (2) general descriptions of the vegetation and environment of the most common types of ecosystems, (3) quantitative data on the vegetation and environment of selected ecosystems and, (4) analysis of the successional status of many of the ecosystems.”  (From the Introduction)  For a “Resolution of Respect” for Marr see https://www.esa.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/94/2022/02/Marr_JW.pdf