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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Contributors xi
- Preface xiii
- 1. The History Of Vegetation Classification And Mapping In California 1
- 2. Climate, Paleoclimate, And Paleovegetation 43
- 3. California Soils And Examples Of Ultramafic Vegetation 71
- 4. Nonnative Plants Of California 107
- 5. Estuarine Wetlands 124
- 6. Beach And Dune 155
- 7. Northern Coastal Scrub And Coastal Prairie 180
- 8. Sage Scrub 208
- 9. The California Channel Islands 229
- 10. Forests Of Northwestern California 253
- 11. Closed-Cone Pine And Cypress Forests 296
- 12. Oak Woodlands And Forests 313
- 13. Chaparral 339
- 14. Valley Grassland 367
- 15. Vernal Pools 394
- 16. Riparian Vegetation Of The Great Valley 425
- 17. Montane And Subalpine Vegetation Of The Sierra Nevada And Cascade Ranges 456
- 18. Southern California Conifer Forests 502
- 19. Alpine Vegetation 539
- 20. Transmontane Coniferous Vegetation 574
- 21. Sagebrush Steppe 587
- 22. Mojave Desert Scrub Vegetation 609
- 23. Colorado Desert Vegetation 657
- Epilogue 683
- Species Index 685
- General Index 701
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Contributors xi
- Preface xiii
- 1. The History Of Vegetation Classification And Mapping In California 1
- 2. Climate, Paleoclimate, And Paleovegetation 43
- 3. California Soils And Examples Of Ultramafic Vegetation 71
- 4. Nonnative Plants Of California 107
- 5. Estuarine Wetlands 124
- 6. Beach And Dune 155
- 7. Northern Coastal Scrub And Coastal Prairie 180
- 8. Sage Scrub 208
- 9. The California Channel Islands 229
- 10. Forests Of Northwestern California 253
- 11. Closed-Cone Pine And Cypress Forests 296
- 12. Oak Woodlands And Forests 313
- 13. Chaparral 339
- 14. Valley Grassland 367
- 15. Vernal Pools 394
- 16. Riparian Vegetation Of The Great Valley 425
- 17. Montane And Subalpine Vegetation Of The Sierra Nevada And Cascade Ranges 456
- 18. Southern California Conifer Forests 502
- 19. Alpine Vegetation 539
- 20. Transmontane Coniferous Vegetation 574
- 21. Sagebrush Steppe 587
- 22. Mojave Desert Scrub Vegetation 609
- 23. Colorado Desert Vegetation 657
- Epilogue 683
- Species Index 685
- General Index 701