Terrestrial Vegetation of California

出版者:Univ of California Pr

作者:Barbour, Michaeledt (EDT)/ Keeler-Wolf, Todd (EDT)/ Schoenherr, Allan A. (EDT)

页数:730

出版时间:2007-7

价格:$ 90.40

装帧:HRD

isbn号码:9780520249554

This thoroughly revised, entirely rewritten edition of what is the essential reference on California's diverse and ever-changing vegetation now brings readers the most authoritative, state-of-the-art view of California's plant ecosystems available. Integrating decades of research, leading community ecologists and field botanists describe and classify California's vegetation types, identify environmental factors that determine the distribution of vegetation types, analyze the role of disturbance regimes in vegetation dynamics, chronicle change due to human activities, identify conservation issues, describe restoration strategies, and prioritize directions for new research. Several new chapters address statewide issues such as the historic appearance and impact of introduced and invasive plants, the soils of California, and more.