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Terrestrial vegetation of California [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael G. Barbour, Todd Keeler-Wolf, Allan A. Schoenherr



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Titolo: Terrestrial vegetation of California [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael G. Barbour, Todd Keeler-Wolf, Allan A. Schoenherr Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007
Edizione: 3rd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (734 p.)
Disciplina: 581.9794
Soggetto topico: Plant ecology - California
Phytogeography - California
Soggetto non controllato: beach and dune
biology
botany
california channel islands
california conifer
california plants
classification of vegetation
climate change
coastal prairie
coastal scrub
conservation
ecology
environmentalism
flora of california
forests
future research
geology
landscape
mojave desert
native plans
natural science
nonnative plants
sage scrub
sierra nevada
soil
ultramafic vegetation
Classificazione: RU 55489
Altri autori: BarbourMichael G  
Keeler-WolfTodd  
SchoenherrAllan A  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1. The History Of Vegetation Classification And Mapping In California -- 2. Climate, Paleoclimate, And Paleovegetation -- 3. California Soils And Examples Of Ultramafic Vegetation -- 4. Nonnative Plants Of California -- 5. Estuarine Wetlands -- 6. Beach And Dune -- 7. Northern Coastal Scrub And Coastal Prairie -- 8. Sage Scrub -- 9. The California Channel Islands -- 10. Forests Of Northwestern California -- 11. Closed-Cone Pine And Cypress Forests -- 12. Oak Woodlands And Forests -- 13. Chaparral -- 14. Valley Grassland -- 15. Vernal Pools -- 16. Riparian Vegetation Of The Great Valley -- 17. Montane And Subalpine Vegetation Of The Sierra Nevada And Cascade Ranges -- 18. Southern California Conifer Forests -- 19. Alpine Vegetation -- 20. Transmontane Coniferous Vegetation -- 21. Sagebrush Steppe -- 22. Mojave Desert Scrub Vegetation -- 23. Colorado Desert Vegetation -- Epilogue -- Species Index -- General Index
Sommario/riassunto: This thoroughly revised, entirely rewritten edition of what is the essential reference on California's diverse and ever-changing vegetation now brings readers the most authoritative, state-of-the-art view of California's plant ecosystems available. Integrating decades of research, leading community ecologists and field botanists describe and classify California's vegetation types, identify environmental factors that determine the distribution of vegetation types, analyze the role of disturbance regimes in vegetation dynamics, chronicle change due to human activities, identify conservation issues, describe restoration strategies, and prioritize directions for new research. Several new chapters address statewide issues such as the historic appearance and impact of introduced and invasive plants, the soils of California, and more.
Titolo autorizzato: Terrestrial vegetation of California  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-35915-0
9786612359156
0-520-93336-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910778085103321
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