Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition
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Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition

  1. 730 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition

About this book

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, leading community ecologists and field botanists describe and classify California's vegetation types, identify environmental factors that determine the distribution of vegetation types, analyze the role of disturbance regimes in vegetation dynamics, chronicle change due to human activities, identify conservation issues, describe restoration strategies, and prioritize directions for new research. Several new chapters address statewide issues such as the historic appearance and impact of introduced and invasive plants, the soils of California, and more.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. 1. The History of Vegetation Classification and Mapping in California
  8. 2. Climate, Paleoclimate, and Paleovegetation
  9. 3. California Soils and Examples of Ultramafic Vegetation
  10. 4. Nonnative Plants of California
  11. 5. Estuarine Wetlands
  12. 6. Beach and Dune
  13. 7. Northern Coastal Scrub and Coastal Prairie
  14. 8. Sage Scrub
  15. 9. The California Channel Islands
  16. 10. Forests of Northwestern California
  17. 11. Closed-Cone Pine and Cypress Forests
  18. 12. Oak Woodlands and Forests
  19. 13. Chaparral
  20. 14. Valley Grassland
  21. 15. Vernal Pools
  22. 16. Riparian Vegetation of the Great Valley
  23. 17. Montane and Subalpine Vegetation of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges
  24. 18. Southern California Conifer Forests
  25. 19. Alpine Vegetation
  26. 20. Transmontane Coniferous Vegetation
  27. 21. Sagebrush Steppe
  28. 22. Mojave Desert Scrub Vegetation
  29. 23. Colorado Desert Vegetation
  30. Epilogue
  31. Species Index
  32. General Index