A Natural History of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona, With an Introduction to the Madrean Sky Islands

This book provides a great overview of Arizona’s Santa Catalina Mountains with a wide range of information especially about the plants, animals and geology of the mountain. The book focuses on common species and is not a replacement for more detailed guides to birds/flowers/trees/etc. but for the common species this book does a great job of providing context and location in addition to basic identification information and pictures.

  • Richard C. Brusca, Wendy Moore
  • Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, 2013
  • ISBN 978-1-886679-48-1
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