Del 69 - California Natural History Guides

Introduction to California Plant Life

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

Av Robert Ornduff, Phyllis M. Faber, Todd Keeler Wolf, Phyllis M Faber

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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. It features 188 color photographs that illustrate plants and typical plant communities around the state, and new chapters that give expanded discussions of the evolution of the California landscape, recent changes in California's flora, and more. It introduces basic concepts of plant taxonomy and plant ecology through clear examples and covers topics such as soil, climate, and geography.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-07-24
Mått114 x 184 x 25 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCalifornia Natural History Guides
Antal sidor360
FörlagUniversity of California Press
IllustratörGaede, Peter
ISBN9780520237049

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PrefacePreface from the 1974 EditionIntroduction1. THE CALIFORNIA FLORAThe Californian Floristic ProvinceDiversity of the FloraNaming Plants: Latin Binomials and Common NamesThe Meanings of Plant NamesA Hierarchy of ClassificationNaming New Plant SpeciesRarity and Endemism2. CALIFORNIA’S TOPOGRAPHY,CLIMATE, AND SOILSTopographical Features of CaliforniaClimateGeology and Soils3. PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICALINFLUENCES ON PLANTSSoil and TopographySun and WindEffect of ShadeCompetition for Water and LightWater and SalinityThe Presence of FireFungi and BacteriaPlant Competition and AllelopathyHerbivoryPollinationSeed DispersalAdaptations to AridityReading the Landscape by Indicator Species4. VARIATION OR ECOTYPESOF PLANT SPECIESClimatic EcotypesSoil Ecotypes5. INTRODUCTION TOCALIFORNIA VEGETATIONVegetation and FloraConcepts of Plant Community and VegetationA Classification SystemEcological DominancePlant SuccessionLife Zones6. VEGETATION TYPES INCISMONTANE CALIFORNIAThe Cismontane Region (West of theSierra Nevada Crest)7. VEGETATION TYPES IN MONTANEAND TRANSMONTANE CALIFORNIAMontane Region (High Mountain Areas)Transmontane Region (Areas East of theSierra Nevada Crest and the Deserts)8. EVOLUTION OF THECALIFORNIA FLORAArcto-Tertiary GeofloraNeotropical Tertiary GeofloraMadro-Tertiary GeofloraFossil History of Coast Redwood9. EARLY PLANT EXPLORATIONAND BOTANY IN CALIFORNIAEarly ExplorersEarly Plant CollectorsThe First American ExplorersSurveys for RailroadsBotany in California Since Statehood10. RECENT CHANGES INCALIFORNIA’S FLORAClimate ChangeNative American Usage of the LandThe Impact of Agriculture and GrazingThe Impact of Invasive WeedsTracking Habitat Destruction and Loss of SpeciesHabitat RestorationSaving Biodiversity: A Call for ActionGlossarySupplemental ReadingReferencesArt Credits and Additional CaptionsIndex of Plant NamesGeneral Index