| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 189 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
1. Biotic uniqueness : an overview -- 2. A Brief History of California -- 3. Plant Endemism in California : Patterns and Causes -- Estimating Californian plant endemism -- 4. Animal Endemism in California -- 5. Conservation Challenges in California's Endemic-Rich Landscape -- 6. Synthesis -- Appendix: Preliminary list of plant species endemic to the California Floristic Province |
| Summary |
California is globally renowned for its biological diversity, including its wealth of unique, or endemic, species. Many reasons have been cited to explain this abundance: the complex geology and topography of its landscape, the special powers of its Mediterranean-type climate, and the historic and modern barriers to the wider dispersal of its flora and fauna. Plant and Animal Endemism in California compiles and synthesizes a wealth of data on this singular subject, providing new and updated lists of native species, comparing patterns and causes of both plant and animal endemism, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Endemic plants -- California
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Endemic animals -- California
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Endemic plants -- Ecology -- California
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Endemic animals -- Ecology -- California
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Endemic plants -- Conservation -- California
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Endemic animals -- Conservation -- California
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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Endemic animals
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Endemic plants
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Pflanzen
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Tiere
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Endemismus
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Endemit
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California
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012043370 |
| ISBN |
9780520954731 |
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0520954734 |
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9781299453562 |
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1299453562 |
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