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Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California
Rundel, Philip W.. Illus: Gustafson, Robert J.
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Description for Introduction to the Plant Life of Southern California
Paperback. Provides an ecological framework for the plants and their environments in the coast and foothill regions of Southern California, an area that boasts an extremely rich flora. This book introduces readers to Southern California's plant communities, their ecological dynamics, and the key plants that grow in them. Illustrator(s): Gustafson, Robert J. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 316 pages, 323 color photographs, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Field guides often provide little ecological information, or context, for understanding the plants they identify. This book, with its engaging text and attractive illustrations, for the first time provides an ecological framework for the plants and their environments in the coast and foothill regions of Southern California, an area that boasts an extremely rich flora. It will introduce a wide audience - from general readers and students to natural history and outdoor enthusiasts - to Southern California's plant communities, their ecological dynamics, and the key plants that grow in them. Coastal beach and dune habitats, coastal and interior sage scrub, ... Read more
Field guides often provide little ecological information, or context, for understanding the plants they identify. This book, with its engaging text and attractive illustrations, for the first time provides an ecological framework for the plants and their environments in the coast and foothill regions of Southern California, an area that boasts an extremely rich flora. It will introduce a wide audience - from general readers and students to natural history and outdoor enthusiasts - to Southern California's plant communities, their ecological dynamics, and the key plants that grow in them. Coastal beach and dune habitats, coastal and interior sage scrub, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Series
California Natural History Guides
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520241992
SKU
V9780520241992
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About Rundel, Philip W.. Illus: Gustafson, Robert J.
Philip W. Rundel, Professor of Biology at the University of California at Los Angeles, is coauthor of Ecological Communities and Processes in the Mojave Desert Ecosystem (1996), among other books. He has written extensively on the ecology of Southern California. Robert Gustafson is the retired collections manager of the Botany Department at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. ... Read more
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