Aridity and Man: The Challenge of the Arid Lands in the United States
- ISBN-10
- 0598274820
- ISBN-13
- 9780598274823
- Category
- Arid regions
- Pages
- 584
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1963
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Author
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Staff
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