Field guide to butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley regions [[electronic resource] /] / text by Arthur M. Shapiro ; illustrations by Timothy D. Manolis |
Autore | Shapiro Arthur M. <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
Disciplina | 595.78/909794 |
Collana | California natural history guides |
Soggetto topico |
Butterflies - California - San Francisco Bay Area - Identification
Butterflies - California - Sacramento Valley - Identification |
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brushfoots
butterfly biology butterfly classifications butterfly life history butterfly photography butterfly species butterfly watchers butterfly watching butterfly california tortoiseshell coppers evolution golden oak hairstreak lepidopterists northern california orange tips parnassians phenomenon red admiral regional butterfly geography sacramento valley san francisco bay seasonality skippers sulphurs swallowtails voltinism west coast lady |
ISBN |
1-282-35868-5
9786612358685 0-520-94018-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- THINGS TO DO WITH BUTTERFLIES -- DISTRIBUTIONAL CHECKLIST -- GLOSSARY -- RESOURCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780638903321 |
Shapiro Arthur M. <1946->
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Geology of the San Francisco Bay region [[electronic resource] /] / Doris Sloan ; with photographs by John Karachewski |
Autore | Sloan Doris |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 557.94/61 |
Collana | California natural history guides |
Soggetto topico | Geology - California - San Francisco Bay Area |
Soggetto non controllato |
alameda
america bay area landscape bay area residents bay area california color photographs contra costa easy to read erosion fault systems field guide geologic formations geologic history geologic processes geologists human impact illustrated marin napa natural sciences regional geology regional history rock formations san franciscans san francisco bay san francisco san mateo santa clara solano sonoma tectonic plates tourism guide |
ISBN |
1-282-35784-0
9786612357848 0-520-93781-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE BAY AREA AND THE PROCESSES THAT SHAPE ITS GEOLOGY -- 2. THE PLATE TECTONIC FRAMEWORK -- 3. THE REMARKABLE ROCKS OF THE BAY AREA -- 4. MARIN COUNTY: A DIVIDED LANDSCAPE -- 5. SAN FRANCISCO: GEOLOGY BENEATH THE PAVEMENT -- 6. THE BAY AND THE ISLANDS -- 7. THE PENINSULA: COAST, REDWOODS, AND BAY -- 8. THE SOUTH BAY -- 9. THE EAST BAY -- 10. THE NORTH BAY -- GLOSSARY -- FURTHER READING -- FIGURE AND MAP SOURCES -- PHOTO CREDITS -- ADDITIONAL CAPTIONS -- GEOLOGIC MAPS INDEX -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780637003321 |
Sloan Doris
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Natural History of San Francisco Bay / / Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Kathleen Wong |
Autore | Rubissow Okamoto Ariel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 508.794/6 |
Collana | California Natural History Guides |
Soggetto topico |
Estuarine ecology - California - San Francisco Bay
Endangered ecosystems - San Francisco Bay - California Restoration ecology - California - San Francisco Bay |
Soggetto non controllato |
activists
aquatic ecosystem bay area biodiversity bodies of water california history california climate change climate cycles eelgrass beds endangered species environmental movement environmentalists fish and wildlife industrialization invasive species natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil tankers pacific ocean pollution primer resource management san francisco bay scientists tidal wetlands travel guide waterbirds |
ISBN |
1-283-27832-4
9786613278326 0-520-94998-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Taking the Plunge -- Beneath the Surface: What Is an Estuary? -- Visible and Invisible Life: Fish, Birds, and Other Wildlife -- History of Human Changes: 1800's - 1960's -- The Environmental Backlash: 1960's - Present -- Restoration Frontiers: The Watershed -- Restoration Frontiers: The Bay -- Climate Change and the Bay's Future -- Coda -- Glossary: Sources: SFEP, SFEI, USGS -- Historical Timeline -- References -- Learning More, Helping Out: A Few Places to Start -- Art Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781315803321 |
Rubissow Okamoto Ariel
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Suisun marsh : ecological history and possible futures / / edited by Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler ; cover image by William Franklin Jackson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.6809794/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Marsh ecology - California - Suisun Marsh
Salinity - California - Suisun Marsh Brackish water ecology - California - Suisun Marsh Water quality - California - Suisun Marsh |
Soggetto non controllato |
alternative futures
american west american wetlands birds brackish water march california californian wetlands climate change cultural values ecological change ecological history ecosystem endemic species geomorphic features human activity human history marsh mirgratory waterfowl native fishes natural world nature northern california nursery phenomenon rising sea levels san francisco bay scientists suisun marsh terrestrial vertebrates tidal estuary vegitation west coast wetlands wildlife |
ISBN | 0-520-95732-6 |
Classificazione | NAT010000NAT011000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Ecology -- 3. Physical Processes and Geomorphic Features -- 4. Shifting Mosaics: Vegetation of Suisun Marsh -- 5. Waterfowl Ecology and Management -- 6. Terrestrial Vertebrates -- 7. Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates -- 8. Suisun Marsh Today: Agents of Change -- 9. Alternative Futures for Suisun Marsh -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789296603321 |
Berkeley, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Suisun marsh : ecological history and possible futures / / edited by Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler ; cover image by William Franklin Jackson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.6809794/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Marsh ecology - California - Suisun Marsh
Salinity - California - Suisun Marsh Brackish water ecology - California - Suisun Marsh Water quality - California - Suisun Marsh |
Soggetto non controllato |
alternative futures
american west american wetlands birds brackish water march california californian wetlands climate change cultural values ecological change ecological history ecosystem endemic species geomorphic features human activity human history marsh mirgratory waterfowl native fishes natural world nature northern california nursery phenomenon rising sea levels san francisco bay scientists suisun marsh terrestrial vertebrates tidal estuary vegitation west coast wetlands wildlife |
ISBN | 0-520-95732-6 |
Classificazione | NAT010000NAT011000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Ecology -- 3. Physical Processes and Geomorphic Features -- 4. Shifting Mosaics: Vegetation of Suisun Marsh -- 5. Waterfowl Ecology and Management -- 6. Terrestrial Vertebrates -- 7. Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates -- 8. Suisun Marsh Today: Agents of Change -- 9. Alternative Futures for Suisun Marsh -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808020203321 |
Berkeley, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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