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Terrestrial Vegetation of California.

"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, le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barbour, Michael G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007.
Edición:3rd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; 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 Valley17. 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.