| Description |
1 online resource (734 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. The History of Vegetation Classification and Mapping in California; 2. Climate, Paleoclimate, and Paleovegetation; 3. California Soils and Examples of Ultramafic Vegetation; 4. Nonnative Plants of California; 5. Estuarine Wetlands; 6. Beach and Dune; 7. Northern Coastal Scrub and Coastal Prairie; 8. Sage Scrub; 9. The California Channel Islands; 10. Forests of Northwestern California; 11. Closed-Cone Pine and Cypress Forests; 12. Oak Woodlands and Forests; 13. Chaparral; 14. Valley Grassland; 15. Vernal Pools |
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16. Riparian Vegetation of the Great Valley17. Montane and Subalpine Vegetation of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges; 18. Southern California Conifer Forests; 19. Alpine Vegetation; 20. Transmontane Coniferous Vegetation; 21. Sagebrush Steppe; 22. Mojave Desert Scrub Vegetation; 23. Colorado Desert Vegetation; Epilogue; Species Index; General Index |
| Summary |
"This thoroughly revised, entirely rewritten edition of what is the essential reference on California's diverse and ever-changing vegetation now brings readers the most authoritative, state-of-the-art view of California's plant ecosystems available. Integrating decades of research, leading community ecologists and field botanists describe and classify California's vegetation types, identify environmental factors that determine the distribution of vegetation types, analyze the role of disturbance regimes in vegetation dynamics, chronicle change due to human activities, identify conservation issues, describe restoration strategies, and prioritize directions for new research. Several new chapters address statewide issues such as the historic appearance and impact of introduced and invasive plants, the soils of California, and more."-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
beach and dune |
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biology |
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botany |
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california channel islands |
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california conifer |
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california plants |
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classification of vegetation |
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climate change |
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coastal prairie |
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coastal scrub |
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conservation |
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ecology |
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environmentalism |
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flora of california |
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forests |
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future research |
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geology |
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landscape |
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mojave desert |
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native plans |
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natural science |
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nonnative plants |
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sage scrub |
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sierra nevada |
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soil |
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ultramafic vegetation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Plant ecology -- California
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Phytogeography -- California
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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Phytogeography
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Plant ecology
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California
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007002860 |
| ISBN |
9780520933361 |
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0520933362 |
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9780520249554 |
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0520249550 |
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1282359150 |
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9781282359154 |
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9786612359156 |
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6612359153 |
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