附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-245) and index.
List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- PLAYAS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT -- Chapter 1: What Is a Playa? -- Chapter 2: Origin and Development -- ECOSYSTEM ASPECTS -- Chapter 3: Flora -- Chapter 4: Fauna -- Chapter 5: Structure, Function, and Diversity -- CONSERVATION ASPECTS -- Chapter 6: Historical, Cultural, and Current Societal Value of Playas -- Chapter 7: Threats to Proper Function of Playas -- Chapter 8: Conservation Past, Present, and Future -- Appendix -- References -- Index.
