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Introduction to California Plant Life /
California's unique plants range in size from the stately Coast Redwoods to the minute belly plants of the southern deserts and in age from the four-thousand year-old Bristlecone Pines to ephemeral annuals whose life span can be counted in weeks. Available at last in a thoroughly updated and re...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, CA :
University of California Press,
[2020]
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| Edición: | Rev. ed., Reprint 2020 |
| Colección: | California Natural History Guides ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | California's unique plants range in size from the stately Coast Redwoods to the minute belly plants of the southern deserts and in age from the four-thousand year-old Bristlecone Pines to ephemeral annuals whose life span can be counted in weeks. Available at last in a thoroughly updated and revised edition, this popular book is the only concise overview of the state's remarkable flora, its plant communities, and the environmental factors that shape them. * 188 color photographs illustrate plants and typical plant communities around the state * New chapters give expanded discussions of the evolution of the California landscape, recent changes in California's flora, and more * Introduces basic concepts of plant taxonomy and plant ecology through clear examples and covers topics such as soil, climate, and geography |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9780520936959 9783110690422 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |