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Introduction to California Plant Life: Volume 69

Introduction to California Plant Life: Volume 69 - Paperback

by Robert Ornduff, Phyllis M. Faber, Todd Keeler Wolf
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert Ornduff, Phyllis M. Faber, Todd Keeler WolfSeries:California Natural History Guides #69Publish date:2003-07-24Pages:360
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520237049ISBN-10:520237048UPC:9780520237049Book Category:Science, Nature, HistoryBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Plants, United StatesBook Topic:Botany, State & LocalSize:7.28 x 5.04 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1707Product ID:SCXA3PP8QS
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
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520237049ISBN-10:520237048UPC:9780520237049Book Category:Science, Nature, HistoryBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Plants, United StatesBook Topic:Botany, State & LocalSize:7.28 x 5.04 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1707Product ID:SCXA3PP8QS
Robert Ornduff (1932-2000) served as Director of the University and Jepson Herbaria, Director of the University Botanical Garden, and Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Phyllis M. Faber is General Editor of the California Natural History Guides. Todd Keeler-Wolf is Senior Vegetation Ecologist, California Department of Fish and Game.
Publisher: University of California Press

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