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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 m...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harrison, Susan (Susan Patricia) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Endemic plants > California.
Endemic animals > California.
Endemic plants > Ecology > California.
Endemic animals > Ecology > California.
Endemic plants > Conservation > California.
Endemic animals > Conservation > California.
Plantes endémiques > Californie.
Animaux endémiques > Californie.
Plantes endémiques > Écologie > Californie.
Animaux endémiques > Écologie > Californie.
Plantes endémiques > Conservation > Californie.
Animaux endémiques > Conservation > Californie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
NATURE > Ecology.
Endemic animals.
Endemic plants.
Pflanzen
Tiere
Endemismus
Endemit
California.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Biotic uniqueness : an overview
  • 2. A Brief History of California
  • 3. Plant Endemism in California : Patterns and Causes
  • Estimating Californian plant endemism
  • 4. Animal Endemism in California
  • 5. Conservation Challenges in California's Endemic-Rich Landscape
  • 6. Synthesis
  • Appendix: Preliminary list of plant species endemic to the California Floristic Province.

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