| Description |
1 online resource (248 pages) |
| Series |
California natural history guides ; 70 |
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California natural history guides ; 70.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Diagnosing Pest-damaged Trees: Seven Basic Steps; Damage by Insects; To Reproductive Structures; To Foliage and Shoots; To Branch Tips and Terminals; To Stems and Larger Branches; Biotic Diseases; Needle Diseases; Canker Diseases; Mistletoes; Rust Diseases; Heart Rots; Root Diseases; Abiotic Diseases; Air Pollution; Drought; Flooding; Frost; Heat; Herbicides; Salt; Winter Burn and Winter Drying; Damage by Larger Animals; American Black Bear (Ursus americanus); Deer and Elk (Odocoileus and Cervus spp.); Jackrabbits and Hares (Lepus spp.) |
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LivestockMountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa); Pocket Gophers (Thomomys spp.); Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum); Woodrats (Neotoma spp.); Guide to Damage by Symptom Location; On Reproductive Structures; On Smaller Branches or Treetops; On Stems, Larger Branches, or Both; Overall Tree Decline; Guide to Damage by Host Species; Douglas-fir; Grand Fir; Red Fir; White Fir; Jeffrey Pine; Lodgepole Pine; Monterey Pine; Ponderosa Pine; Sugar Pine; Other Pines; Incense-cedar; Port Orford-cedar; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; General References and Resources |
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Illustration CreditsIndex of Agents; Agents by Common Name; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Agents by Scientific Name; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; Z; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
This guide synthesizes the most current information available on the pests and environmental conditions that can damage California's conifers, the vast majority of native trees in the state. Authoritative and easy-to-use, it is an essential reference for biologists, arborists, ecologists, foresters and everyone who needs up-to-date information on conifer pests in one convenient manual.o Species accounts cover life cycles, habits, distribution, and significance of each pest and discuss valuable options for reducing or avoiding damageo 111 clear color photographs show damage caused by 80 insects |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Conifers -- Diseases and pests -- California -- Identification
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Anatomy & Physiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology.
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Conifers -- Diseases and pests
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California
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks
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Field guides
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Koerber, Thomas W
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Scharpf, Robert F., 1931-
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Storer, Andrew J
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| ISBN |
9780520936379 |
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052093637X |
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