A Natural History of California

כריכה קדמית
University of California Press, 16 בדצמ׳ 1992 - 772 עמודים
In this comprehensive and abundantly illustrated book, Allan Schoenherr describes a state with a greater range of landforms, a greater variety of habitats, and more kinds of plants and animals than any area of equivalent size in all of North America. A Natural History of California will familiarize the reader with the climate, rocks, soil, plants and animals in each distinctive region of the state.
 

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Californias Natural Regions
1
Basic Ecology
18
Basic Geology
48
Sierra Nevada
69
Mountaintops
167
Pacific Northwest Mountains
228
Coast Ranges
261
Cismontane Southern California
313
Californias Deserts
406
The Great Central Valley
516
Inland Waters
553
The Coastline
625
Epilogue
723
Selected References
725
Index
735
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מידע על המחבר (1992)

Allan A. Schoenherr, Professor of Ecology at Fullerton College, has written numerous natural history articles. He is also a photographer and has hiked and camped throughout California.

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