03685nam 2200889Ia 450 991082055640332120230803025102.00-520-95461-010.1525/9780520954618(CKB)2670000000325440(EBL)1112136(OCoLC)826856143(SSID)ssj0000819534(PQKBManifestationID)11525983(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000819534(PQKBWorkID)10855382(PQKB)11551649(MiAaPQ)EBC1112136(DE-B1597)519279(DE-B1597)9780520954618(Au-PeEL)EBL1112136(CaPaEBR)ebr10645654(CaONFJC)MIL427244(EXLCZ)99267000000032544020130124d2013 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrThe California naturalist handbook[electronic resource] /Greg de Nevers, Deborah Stanger Edelman, Adina M. MerenlenderBerkeley University of California Press20131 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27480-6 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 --IndexThe 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.BiodiversityCaliforniaNatural areasCaliforniaNatural historyCaliforniaadventurers.backpackers.backpacking.climate change impact.effect of climate change.forest.freshwater resource.geography.geology.global warming.hands-on guide.hikers.national park.native animals.native plant.natural environment.natural history.pacific crest trail.rangeland.resource interpretation.travel.wilderness.yosemite.BiodiversityNatural areasNatural history508.794De Nevers Greg1690897Edelman Deborah Stanger1690898Merenlender Adina1690899MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820556403321The California naturalist handbook4066911UNINA