Author: Todd Keeler-WolfPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecological surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Ecological Surveys of Forest Service Research Natural Areas in California
Author: Todd Keeler-WolfPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecological surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Ecosystems of California
Author: Harold MooneyPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520278801
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
This long-anticipated reference and sourcebook for CaliforniaÕs remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem typeÑits distribution, structure, function, and management. A comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about this biologically diverse state, Ecosystems of California covers the state from oceans to mountaintops using multiple lenses: past and present, flora and fauna, aquatic and terrestrial, natural and managed. Each chapter evaluates natural processes for a specific ecosystem, describes drivers of change, and discusses how that ecosystem may be altered in the future. This book also explores the drivers of CaliforniaÕs ecological patterns and the history of the stateÕs various ecosystems, outlining how the challenges of climate change and invasive species and opportunities for regulation and stewardship could potentially affect the stateÕs ecosystems. The text explicitly incorporates both human impacts and conservation and restoration efforts and shows how ecosystems support human well-being. Edited by two esteemed ecosystem ecologists and with overviews by leading experts on each ecosystem, this definitive work will be indispensable for natural resource management and conservation professionals as well as for undergraduate or graduate students of CaliforniaÕs environment and curious naturalists.
A Natural History of California
Author: Allan A. SchoenherrPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520909915
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
In this comprehensive and abundantly illustrated book, Allan Schoenherr describes a state with a greater range of landforms, a greater variety of habitats, and more kinds of plants and animals than any area of equivalent size in all of North America. A Natural History of California will familiarize the reader with the climate, rocks, soil, plants and animals in each distinctive region of the state.
Cumulative Index to a Selected List of Periodicals
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
A Selected Guide to the Literature of the Flowering Plants of Mexico
Author: Ida Kaplan LangmanPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512803375
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
This bibliography is a guide to the literature on Mexican flowering plants, beginning with the days of the discovery and conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards in the early sixteenth century.
A Selected Listing of NASA Scientific and Technical Reports for ...
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 2088
Book Description
150 Nature Hot Spots in California
Author: Ann Marie BrownPublisher: Firefly Books
ISBN: 9780228101680
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
An illustrated guide to California's most popular and iconic nature getaways. 150 Nature Hot Spots in California showcases the legendary diversity and beauty of California's landscape and wildlife -- famous deserts, iconic badlands, lush forests and beautiful beaches. The book is organized by region. Each entry includes at-a-glance information on activities, addresses and contact information; a feature on the location's characteristics, history and best hiking paths; and photography illustrating the geography and prominent wildlife and flora of the region. The destinations and sites include: Waterfalls and giant sequoias of Yosemite National Park The cinder cone of Amboy Crater Below-sea-level salt flats of Death Valley National Park Elephant seals at A-o Nuevo State Park The palm oasis at Coachella Valley Preserve Tide pools at Cabrillo National Monument The wind-sculpted badlands of Alabama Hills Hydrothermal features of Lassen Volcanic National Park Tule elk and whales at Point Reyes National Seashore. California is one of America's most popular travel destinations. According to Visit California, the state is the No. 1 tourism destination in the U.S. Of the 268 million tourists that visited in 2016, roughly 75 percent were Californians, 18 percent were from other states and 7 percent were from outside the country. This guidebook will appeal to all travelers: families, hikers, campers, photographers and other nature enthusiasts; those who'd want to spend a week in the wilderness; and those who simply want to take a day trip. The book is a must-have for libraries, tourism offices, travel agents and bookstores.
Index to Selected Outdoor Recreation Literature
Author: United States. Bureau of Outdoor RecreationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Outdoor recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 908
Book Description
Ecological Characterization of the Central and Northern California Coastal Region: pt.1. Regional characterization. pt.2. Species
Author: Introduction to California Birdlife
Author: Jules EvensPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520242548
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
An introduction to the behavior and natural history of California's birds, organized by their habitats.