Salton Sea Atlas

This comprehensive collection of maps and information about the Salton Sea illustrates the environmental, cultural, and ecological processes affecting a rich and complex ecosystem. Diagrams, text, photos, charts, and maps are used to document the social and physical history of the area as well as the current state of the surrounding region. Illustrated through the use of geographic information systems technology are the factors that influence the sea--physical geography, cultural history, and ecology. The limnology of the sea is discussed, and its future is considered. Also provided are 50 maps detailing the sea's geology, environment, and human influences. Redlands Institute-University of Redlands, 2002, 136 pages, hardcover