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Ecosystems of California
Mooney/Zavaleta
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Description for Ecosystems of California
Hardback. With a comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about this biologically diverse state, this book covers the state from oceans to mountaintops using multiple lenses: past and present, flora and fauna, aquatic and terrestrial, natural and managed. Editor(s): Mooney, Harold A.; Zavaleta, Erika. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 14 maps, 142 b/w images, 53 tables, 258 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PSAF; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 50. Weight in Grams: 3221.
This long-anticipated reference and source book for California's remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem type - its distribution, structure, function, and management. With 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 California's ecological patterns and ... Read more
This long-anticipated reference and source book for California's remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem type - its distribution, structure, function, and management. With 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 California's ecological patterns and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
1008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1008
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520278806
SKU
V9780520278806
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Ref
99-1
About Mooney/Zavaleta
Harold Mooney is Professor of Environmental Biology at Stanford University and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He has authored over 400 scientific articles and is coeditor of Methods in Ecosystem Science (Springer, 2013) and Invasive Species in a Changing World (Island, 2000), among other books. Erika Zavaleta is Professor of Environmental Studies at University of California, ... Read more
Reviews for Ecosystems of California
"[Ecosystems of California] provides students, resource managers, and policy practitioners a much-needed reference for learning and guidance and will be especially useful for regional library collections."
A.L. Mayer Choice
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