Sierra Nevada Natural HistoryUniversity of California Press, 2004 - 439 páginas The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First published forty years ago, this handbook has become an enduring natural history classic, used by thousands to learn more about virtually every aspect of this spectacular mountain range--from its superb flora and fauna to its rugged topography. Comprehensive yet concise and portable, the book describes hundreds of species: trees and shrubs, flowering plants and ferns, fungi and lichens, insects and fish, amphibians and reptiles, and birds and mammals. Now completely updated and revised, it will continue to be the essential guide to the Sierra Nevada for a new generation of hikers, campers, tourists, naturalists, students, and teachers--everyone who wants to know more about this unique and beautiful mountain range. * Describes more than 750 of the species most likely to be encountered with more than 500 new color photographs and 218 detailed black-and-white drawings * Includes engaging and accessible introductory sections on Sierra Nevada topography, climate, geological history, and human history * The compact, updated species accounts make identification easy, provide informative remarks on ecology and life history, and note which species are threatened or endangered |
Índice
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Physical Features | 3 |
Climate | 12 |
Geological History | 17 |
Plant and Animal Distribution | 23 |
Modifications by Man | 35 |
Ownership and Management in the Sierra | 41 |
Good Conduct in the Sierra | 44 |
Wildflowers WF | 68 |
Shrubs S | 114 |
Trees T | 140 |
THE ANIMALS | 165 |
Insects I | 175 |
Fishes Fi | 219 |
Amphibians A | 231 |
Reptiles R | 239 |
THE PLANTS | 45 |
Lichens Li and Mosses | 51 |
Ferns Fe | 52 |
Flowering Plants | 58 |
Miscellaneous plants MP | 65 |
Birds B 249 | 268 |
Mammals M | 323 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Sierra Nevada Natural History Tracy Irwin Storer,Robert Leslie Usinger,David Lukas Vista previa restringida - 2004 |
Sierra Nevada Natural History Tracy Irwin Storer,Robert Leslie Usinger Vista previa restringida - 1970 |
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