Title Serpentine geoecology of western North America : geology, soils, and vegetation / E.B. Alexander [and others]

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 512 pages) : illustrations Contents 1. Introduction; I. Geology and Hydrology; II. Soils and Life in Them; III. Plant Life on Serpentine; IV. Serpentine Domains of Western North America; V. Social Issues and Epilogue; Appendices; Glossary; Plant Index; General Index Summary I. Geology and Hydrology. 2. Nature of Ultramafics. 3. Mineralogy and Petrology of Serpentine. 4. Water in Serpentine Geoecosystems. References. II. Soils and Life in Them. 5. Soils and Soil Development. 6. Serpentine Soils and their Distributions. 7. Living Organisms: Particularly Animals, Fungi, and Microorganisms. 8. Serpentine Soils as Media for Plant Growth. References. III. Plant Life on Serpentine. 9. Plant Responses to Serpentine Soils. 10. Serpentine Vegetation and Floristics. 11. Serpentine Plant Life of Western North America. 12. Serpentine Vegetation Alliances in Western North Amer Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Ultrabasic rocks -- West (U.S.) Ultrabasic rocks -- Northwest, Canadian Soils -- Serpentine content -- West (U.S.) Soils -- Serpentine content -- Northwest, Canadian Environmental geology -- West (U.S.) Environmental geology -- Northwest, Canadian Environmental geology Soils -- Serpentine content Ultrabasic rocks Canada -- Canadian Northwest West United States Form Electronic book Author Alexander, Earl B., editor. LC no. 2005034397 ISBN 0195343689 9780195343687 1280838159 9781280838156 1429420464 9781429420464 0197562124 9780197562123

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