03571nam 2200733Ia 450 991110713730332120251117100303.09780520954731052095473410.1525/9780520954731(CKB)2670000000340374(EBL)1165080(SSID)ssj0000856591(PQKBManifestationID)11471365(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000856591(PQKBWorkID)10807663(PQKB)11179047(StDuBDS)EDZ0000173331(MiAaPQ)EBC1165080(DE-B1597)520075(OCoLC)839301764(DE-B1597)9780520954731(Au-PeEL)EBL1165080(CaPaEBR)ebr10685277(CaONFJC)MIL476606(Perlego)551723(EXLCZ)99267000000034037420130226d2013 ub 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrPlant and animal endemism in California /Susan Harrison1st ed.Berkeley University of California Press20131 online resource (200 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780520275546 0520275543 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface and Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. Biotic Uniqueness: An Overview --2. A Brief History of California --3. Plant Endemism in California: Patterns and Causes --4. Animal Endemism in California --5. Conservation Challenges in California's Endemic-Rich Landscape --6. Synthesis and Conclusions --APPENDIX: Preliminary List of Plant Species Endemic to the California Floristic Province --Literature Cited --IndexCalifornia is globally renowned for its biological diversity, including its wealth of unique, or endemic, species. Many reasons have been cited to explain this abundance: the complex geology and topography of its landscape, the special powers of its Mediterranean-type climate, and the historic and modern barriers to the wider dispersal of its flora and fauna. Plant and Animal Endemism in California compiles and synthesizes a wealth of data on this singular subject, providing new and updated lists of native species, comparing patterns and causes of both plant and animal endemism, and interrogating the classic explanations proposed for the state's special significance in light of new molecular evidence. Susan Harrison also offers a summary of the innovative tools that have been developed and used in California to conserve and protect this stunning and imperiled diversity.Endemic plantsCaliforniaEndemic animalsCaliforniaEndemic plantsEcologyCaliforniaEndemic animalsEcologyCaliforniaEndemic plantsConservationCaliforniaEndemic animalsConservationCaliforniaEndemic plantsEndemic animalsEndemic plantsEcologyEndemic animalsEcologyEndemic plantsConservationEndemic animalsConservation581.9794Harrison Susan(Susan Patricia)1961639MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911107137303321Plant and animal endemism in California4727080UNINA