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Plant and animal endemism in California [[electronic resource] /] / Susan Harrison



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Autore: Harrison Susan (Susan Patricia) Visualizza persona
Titolo: Plant and animal endemism in California [[electronic resource] /] / Susan Harrison Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
Disciplina: 581.9794
Soggetto topico: Endemic plants - California
Endemic animals - California
Endemic plants - Ecology - California
Endemic animals - Ecology - California
Endemic plants - Conservation - California
Endemic animals - Conservation - California
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: California 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Plant and animal endemism in California  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-95473-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910462882203321
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