A Manual of California Vegetation
Title | A Manual of California Vegetation PDF eBook |
Author | John Orvel Sawyer |
Publisher | California Native Plant Society |
Pages | 1316 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN |
California's Botanical Landscapes
Title | California's Botanical Landscapes PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Barbour |
Publisher | |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780943460550 |
California Vegetation
Title | California Vegetation PDF eBook |
Author | V. L. Holland |
Publisher | Kendall Hunt Publishing Company |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780787226855 |
California's Changing Landscapes
Title | California's Changing Landscapes PDF eBook |
Author | Michael G. Barbour |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Biodiversity |
ISBN | 9780943460178 |
California is rich because of its great valleys & mountain ranges, rivers & deserts, each home to a unique assemblage of plants & animals. The living landscape of California has changed dramatically over the past one hundred years. The process of rapid change began with emigrants who, from their native lands, carried seed & seedlings to be nourished by California's rich soils & hospitable climate. Change continues today with each wave of newcomers & the process remains unfinished. This book visits each of the major native plant communities that have evolved in California: the dunes & marshes of the coast, the forests that clothe the mountains & the deserts that attract visitors from around the world. It also examines the great cultural mosaic of early native inhabitants & how they built their cultures in harmony with native plants & animals. And finally it looks at restoration of habitats damaged by past activities. This book will assist readers to understand California's rich botanical landscape, past & present, & thus, help them make more knowledgeable decisions for the future. It is appropriate for general readers of natural history, high school & college classes. Available from the California Native Plant Society, 909 12th St., Sacramento, CA 95814.
Introduction to California Plant Life
Title | Introduction to California Plant Life PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ornduff |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 2003-07-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520237049 |
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.
Atlas of the Biodiversity of California
Title | Atlas of the Biodiversity of California PDF eBook |
Author | California. Department of Fish and Game |
Publisher | Calif. Department of Fish and Game |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Those of us who live in California know that it is an amazing place, and one of the reasons our state is so unique is the incredible diversity of life throughout its length and breadth. This atlas shows what the diversity of life in California is and where such resources are located.
Prescribed Burning in California Wildlands Vegetation Management
Title | Prescribed Burning in California Wildlands Vegetation Management PDF eBook |
Author | Harold Biswell |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2023-11-10 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0520354060 |
Harold Biswell's decades of research and field experience were a major factor in developing policies of controlled or prescribed burning, which mimics or reintroduces the natural fire cycle. This comprehensive study introduces the principles and practices of prescribed burning, which apply far beyond California, within a historical and ecological perspective. Available for the first time in paperback, with a new foreword by James Agee, this book places Biswell's study—and his legacy—in the context of recent developments in the field.