Introduction To California Plant Life
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Introduction To California Plant Life
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Author : Robert Ornduff
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-07-24
Introduction To California Plant Life written by Robert Ornduff and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-24 with History categories.
California's remarkably diverse plants range in size from the stately coast redwoods to the minute belly plants of the southern deserts. This is the only concise overview of the state's unique flora, its plant communities, and the environmental factors that shape them. 156 illustrations.
An Introduction To California Plant Life
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Author : Robert Ornduff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
An Introduction To California Plant Life written by Robert Ornduff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Plant ecology categories.
Plant Life In The World S Mediterranean Climates
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Author : Peter R. Dallman
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1998
Plant Life In The World S Mediterranean Climates written by Peter R. Dallman and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Nature categories.
Here is a wonderful overview of the landscape and vegetation of the five regions of the world that have a Mediterranean climate. In addition to the Mediterranean Basin itself, this climate of mild, rainy winters and dry, warm summers is found in California and parts of Chile, South Africa, and Australia. 30 maps. 18 tables. 46 line illustrations. 75 color and 90 b&w photos.
Introduction To California Chaparral
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Author : Ronald D. Quinn
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2006
Introduction To California Chaparral written by Ronald D. Quinn and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
This book will introduce general readers to the plants and animals associated with chaparral and review for biologists and land managers its natural history, ecology, and management challenges.
Introduction To The Plant Life Of Southern California
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Author : Philip W. Rundel
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2005-04-29
Introduction To The Plant Life Of Southern California written by Philip W. Rundel and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-29 with Nature categories.
Rundel introduces readers to the plant communities of the Southern California coastal areas and foothills, including color photos of 250 species and additional color habitat photos.
Introduction To The Plant Life Of Southern California
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Author : Philip Wilson Rundel
language : en
Publisher: University of California Press - University of California Press
Release Date : 2005
Introduction To The Plant Life Of Southern California written by Philip Wilson Rundel and has been published by University of California Press - University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Nature categories.
CNHG: This is an introduction to the plant communities of the Southern California coastal areas and foothills, including color photos of 250 species and additional color habitat photos.
Introduction To California Soils And Plants
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Author : Arthur R. Kruckeberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Introduction To California Soils And Plants written by Arthur R. Kruckeberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Plant-soil relationships categories.
"Having spent time in the field with Professor Kruckeberg, I can attest to his uncanny ability to locate a rare plant not by looking for the plant itself, but by having an almost empathetic sense of its preferred habitat. Now he shares his decades of natural history experience by taking us on a virtual tour of California's incredibly diverse flora, bringing life to the equally diverse geology underneath. For those who want to go beyond knowing plant communities to understanding them, Art Kruckeberg's latest book is essential."--Toby Bradshaw, Washington Research Foundation Professor of Basic Biological Science, University of Washington "Best known for his comprehensive lifetime's work on serpentine plants, Arthur Kruckeberg here addresses how all of what he lovingly calls "kooky soils"--serpentine, gabbro, carbonates, volcanics, vernal pools and others--have shaped California's outstandingly rich flora. In an eminently readable and enthusiastic style, he helps us to see the patterns of interconnectedness among rocks, landforms, soils, vegetation, and plant species. All California naturalists, from the amateur to the overspecialized professional scientist, will come away enriched by his remarkable perspective."--Susan Harrison, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis
Introduction To California Soils And Plants
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Author : Arthur R. Kruckeberg
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-11-10
Introduction To California Soils And Plants written by Arthur R. Kruckeberg and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-10 with Nature categories.
Carnivorous pitcher plants, pygmy conifers, and the Tiburon jewel flower, restricted to a small patch of serpentine soil on Tiburon Peninsula in Marin County, are just a few of California's many amazing endemic plants—species that are unique to particular locales. California boasts an abundance of endemic plants precisely because it also boasts the richest geologic diversity of any place in North America, perhaps in the world. In lively prose, Arthur Kruckeberg gives a geologic travelogue of California's unusual soils and land forms and their associated plants—including serpentines, carbonate rocks, salt marshes, salt flats, and vernal pools—demonstrating along the way how geology shapes plant life. Adding a fascinating chapter to the story of California's remarkable biodiversity, this accessible book also draws our attention to the pressing need for conservation of the state's many rare and fascinating plants and habitats. *148 outstanding, accurate photographs, more than 100 incolor, illustrate California's diverse flora *Covers a wide range of locations including the Channel Islands, the Central Valley, wetlands, bristlecone pine forests, and bogs and fens *Provides selected trip itineraries for viewing the state's geobotanical wonders *Includes information on human influences on the California landscape from the early Spanish explores through the gold rush and to the present
A Popular California Flora Or Manual Of Botany For Beginners
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Author : Volney Rattan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-07-03
A Popular California Flora Or Manual Of Botany For Beginners written by Volney Rattan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-03 with Science categories.
Excerpt from A Popular California Flora, or Manual of Botany for Beginners: With Illustrated Introductory Lessons, Especially Adapted to the Pacific Coast One third of the second edition was new matter, and only about half of the book in its present form is printed from the stereotype plates of the first edition. The newer half of the work, although necessarily partaking somewhat of the nature of patchwork, is as good as I can make it. My drawings upon wood have been faithfully engraved, and, though claiming no artistic merit, will, I trust, prove helpful to the learner. With few exceptions - always noted in the text - the plants, or parts of plants, are represented of the natural size. Besides the more obvious improvements, an entirely new Analytical Koy replaces the old one; and our most common oaks are described. Assuming that facts in natural history are useless if merely memorized from the book, and that the student must earn his knowledge by observing and experimenting, it is oh viously best to encourage him at first by showing him how to try simple experiments whose results are easily interpreted. Seeds are the best material for such experiments, since the phenomena connected with their germination are not only easily observed, but deeply interesting. For this reason what may seem a disproportionate space in the Intro ductory Lessons is devoted to The Beginnings of Plant Life. There are no lessons of greater educational value than those given to observing eyes by the growth of a plant from the first quickening of the dry embryo to the putting forth of owers and the ripen ing of fruit. A sunny window in each school-room should be devoted to these beautiful ob'ject lessons of nature. It must not be forgotten, however, that since most young peo ple are eager to learn the names of plants whose owers they admire, it is best to dev'ote most of the spring months to the study of Systematic Botany. The child's What is it? And the finger pointing to the plant in bloom, show plainly with what to begin the study of botany. Baron Frederick von Mueller says in his preface to an elementary work upon the botany of Victoria, Australia: An experience of nearly forty years has convinced the author that the use of a grammar-like publication for initiating into a study of plants is alike wearisome to teacher and children, and that as a rule, subject to rare exceptions, the knowledge acquired from the ordinary first elementary works on botany is as quickly lost as gained. The only method of rendering such studies agreeable and lastingly fruitful consists in arousing an interest of the young scholars in the native plants of their locality, to afiord them all possible facilities to recognize and discriminate all the various plants within reach, to lead them by observations thus started to com prehend the limits of specific forms, of generic and ordinal groups, and to conduct them afterwards to the more difficult study of special anatomy and physiology of plants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
California Plants
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Author : Matt Ritter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-01-20
California Plants written by Matt Ritter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-20 with Political Science categories.
California Plants is an essential resource for outdoor enthusiasts. With his vibrant photographs and lively writing, Matt Ritter takes the reader on a journey through the Golden State's iconic landscapes and abundant plant life. This definitive guide features more than 500 species, along with detailed descriptions, fascinating natural history stories, and handy tree and wildflower color identification charts.