Introduction to California Soils and Plants : Serpentine, Vernal Pools, and Other Geobotanical Wonders Paperback - 2006 - 1st Edition
by Arthur R. Kruckeberg
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Carnivorous pitcher plants, pygmy conifers, and the Tiburon jewel flower are just a few of California's endemic plants featured in this natural history guide. Includes 148 outstanding, accurate photos--100 in color--and selected trip itineraries for viewing the state's geobotanical wonders.
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- Title Introduction to California Soils and Plants : Serpentine, Vernal Pools, and Other Geobotanical Wonders
- Author Arthur R. Kruckeberg
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 296
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press
- Date 2006
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0520233727I3N00
- ISBN 9780520233720 / 0520233727
- Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 7.32 x 4.54 x 0.79 in (18.59 x 11.53 x 2.01 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Cultural Region: West Coast
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Rare plants - California, Rare plants - Ecophysiology - California
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004030028
- Dewey Decimal Code 581.680
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"Having spent time in the field with Professor Kruckeberg, I can attest to his uncanny ability to locate a rare plant not by looking for the plant itself, but by having an almost empathetic sense of its preferred habitat. Now he shares his decades of natural history experience by taking us on a virtual tour of California's incredibly diverse flora, bringing life to the equally diverse geology underneath. For those who want to go beyond knowing plant communities to understanding them, Art Kruckeberg's latest book is essential."--Toby Bradshaw, Washington Research Foundation Professor of Basic Biological Science, University of Washington
"Best known for his comprehensive lifetime's work on serpentine plants, Arthur Kruckeberg here addresses how all of what he lovingly calls "kooky soils"--serpentine, gabbro, carbonates, volcanics, vernal pools and others--have shaped California's outstandingly rich flora. In an eminently readable and enthusiastic style, he helps us to see the patterns of interconnectedness among rocks, landforms, soils, vegetation, and plant species. All California naturalists, from the amateur to the overspecialized professional scientist, will come away enriched by his remarkable perspective."--Susan Harrison, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis
"Best known for his comprehensive lifetime's work on serpentine plants, Arthur Kruckeberg here addresses how all of what he lovingly calls "kooky soils"--serpentine, gabbro, carbonates, volcanics, vernal pools and others--have shaped California's outstandingly rich flora. In an eminently readable and enthusiastic style, he helps us to see the patterns of interconnectedness among rocks, landforms, soils, vegetation, and plant species. All California naturalists, from the amateur to the overspecialized professional scientist, will come away enriched by his remarkable perspective."--Susan Harrison, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis
