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Author: Philip W. Rundel
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2005-04-29
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 0520241991
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Rundel introduces readers to the plant communities of the Southern California coastal areas and foothills, including color photos of 250 species and additional color habitat photos.
Author: Robert Ornduff
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2003-07-24
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780520237049
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →California's remarkably diverse plants range in size from the stately coast redwoods to the minute belly plants of the southern deserts. This is the only concise overview of the state's unique flora, its plant communities, and the environmental factors that shape them. 156 illustrations.
Author: Philip Wilson Rundel
Publisher: University of California Press - University of California Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780520236165
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →CNHG: This is an introduction to the plant communities of the Southern California coastal areas and foothills, including color photos of 250 species and additional color habitat photos.
Author: John David Stuart
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9780520221093
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Finally a guide to the woody plants of wildland California! The easy-to-follow vegetative keys, revealing drawings, crisp color photos, and handy range maps combine to make this a beautiful, reader-friendly resource to the novice and the expert alike. Each species has a page of text, including notes on habitat, morphology, and economic importance."--Michael Barbour, editor of California's Changing Landscapes "I love this book. It is warmly welcome as a guide for California's avid public, a public that includes natural history lovers, conservationists, consultants, agencies, and public and private land managers. It is useful, useable, packed with accurate information, and cannot help but assist us in the difficult job of preserving our natural heritage."--Jake Sigg, President, California Native Plant Society
Author: Thomas J. Belzer
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Belzer devised this guide for the person who enjoys the outdoors and wishes to know more about the native plants of Southern California but may not have much botanical training. It serves that purpose nicely. Belzer's striking color photos and concise pl
Author: Peter R. Dallman
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780520208094
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Here is a wonderful overview of the landscape and vegetation of the five regions of the world that have a Mediterranean climate. In addition to the Mediterranean Basin itself, this climate of mild, rainy winters and dry, warm summers is found in California and parts of Chile, South Africa, and Australia. 30 maps. 18 tables. 46 line illustrations. 75 color and 90 b&w photos.
Author: Ronald D. Quinn
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2006-09-20
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 052093900X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The characteristic look of California Chaparral—a soft bluish-green blanket of vegetation gently covering the hills—is known to millions who have seen it as the backdrop in movies and television productions. This complex ecological community of plants and animals is not just a feature of the hills around Hollywood, but is a quintessential part of the entire California landscape. It is a highly resilient community adapted to life with recurring fires and droughts. Written for a wide audience, this concise, engaging, and beautifully illustrated book describes an ancient and exquisitely balanced environment home to wondrous organisms: Fire Beetles that mate only on burning branches, lizards that shoot blood from their eyes when threatened, Kangaroo Rats that never drink water, and seeds that germinate only after a fire, even if that means waiting in the soil for a 100 years or more. Useful both as a field guide and an introductory overview of the ecology of chaparral, it also provides a better understanding of how we might live in harmony, safety, and appreciation of this unique ecological community. * Identifies chaparral’s common plants, animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects * Features 79 color illustrations, 56 black-and-white photographs, and 3 maps * Examines the role of humans and fire in chaparral, covering the placement and design of homes, landscaping, and public policy
Author: Glenn Keator
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2009-06-10
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0520259246
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume enables readers to identify California's native and naturalized plants by learning to recognize plant families. The heart of the book contains user-friendly keys and descriptions of seventy major families prominent in California's natural environment.
