| Introduction to California Plant Life: Volume 69 First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Ornduff, Robert (Author), Faber, Phyllis M. (Author), Wolf, Todd Keeler (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520237048 ISBN-13: 9780520237049 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: "Packed with new information, this revised guide will delight both the well informed and the novice." --Peter Raven, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Nature | Plants - General - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 581.979 |
| LCCN: 2002032078 |
| Series: California Natural History Guides |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.04" W x 7.28" (1.17 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: California's unique plants range in size from the stately Coast Redwoods to the minute belly plants of the southern deserts and in age from the four-thousand year-old Bristlecone Pines to ephemeral annuals whose life span can be counted in weeks. Available at last in a thoroughly updated and revised edition, this popular book is the only concise overview of the state's remarkable flora, its plant communities, and the environmental factors that shape them. * 188 color photographs illustrate plants and typical plant communities around the state * New chapters give expanded discussions of the evolution of the California landscape, recent changes in California's flora, and more * Introduces basic concepts of plant taxonomy and plant ecology through clear examples and covers topics such as soil, climate, and geography |