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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820556403321

Autore

De Nevers Greg

Titolo

The California naturalist handbook / / Greg de Nevers, Deborah Stanger Edelman, Adina M. Merenlender

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013

ISBN

0-520-95461-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EdelmanDeborah Stanger

MerenlenderAdina

Disciplina

508.794

Soggetti

Biodiversity - California

Natural areas - California

Natural history - California

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. California Natural History and the Role of Naturalists -- 2. Geology, Climate, and Soils -- 3. Water -- 4. Plants -- 5. Forest, Woodland, and Range Resources and Management -- 6. Animals -- 7. Energy and Global Environmental Issues -- 8. Interpretation, Collaboration, and Citizen Science -- Glossary -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The California Naturalist Handbook provides a fun, science-based introduction to California's natural history with an emphasis on observation, discovery, communication, stewardship and conservation. It is a hands-on guide to learning about the natural environment of California. Subjects covered include California natural history and geology, native plants and animals, California's freshwater resources and ecosystems, forest and rangeland resources, conservation biology, and the effects of global warming on California's natural communities. The Handbook also discusses how to create and use a field notebook, natural resource interpretation, citizen science, and collaborative conservation and serves as the primary text for the California Naturalist Program.