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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Subject
- Life Sciences / Ecology, Plants / Flowers, Life Sciences / Botany, Plants / General
- ISBN
- 9780520253537
- Subject Area
- Nature, Science
- Publication Name
- California's Fading Wildflowers : Lost Legacy and Biological Invasions
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Weight
- 22.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 318 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520253531
ISBN-13
9780520253537
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63360819
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
318 Pages
Publication Name
California's Fading Wildflowers : Lost Legacy and Biological Invasions
Language
English
Subject
Life Sciences / Ecology, Plants / Flowers, Life Sciences / Botany, Plants / General
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
22.9 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2007-040978
Reviews
"An important synthesis illuminating the diversity and beauty of the original herbaceous vegetation of southern California."-- Ecology, "[Minnich] takes us on a journey from the wildflower paradise of pre-European California to the exotic grasslands of today."-- Western North American Naturalist, An important synthesis illuminating the diversity and beauty of the original herbaceous vegetation of southern California., [Minnich] takes us on a journey from the wildflower paradise of pre-European California to the exotic grasslands of today., _An important synthesis illuminating the diversity and beauty of the original herbaceous vegetation of southern California._, _[Minnich] takes us on a journey from the wildflower paradise of pre-European California to the exotic grasslands of today._
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
582.1309794
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface 1. The Golden State 2. Pre-Hispanic Herbaceous Vegetation 3. Invasion of Franciscan Annuals, Grazing, and California Pasture in the Nineteenth Century 4. A Century of Bromes and the Fading of California Wildflowers 5. Lessons from the Rose Parade Appendix 1. Location of Franciscan campsites, Franciscan place names, and modern place names Appendix 2. Spanish plant names for California vegetation Appendix 3. Selected earliest botanical collections of exotic annual species in California Appendix 4. References to wildflowers in the Los Angeles Times, The Desert Magazine, and the Riverside Press Enterprise
Synopsis
Early Spanish explorers in the late eighteenth century found springtime California covered with spectacular carpets of wildflowers from San Francisco to San Diego. Yet today, invading plant species have devastated this nearly forgotten botanical heritage. In this lively, vividly detailed work, Richard A. Minnich synthesizes a unique and wide-ranging array of sources--from the historic accounts of those early explorers to the writings of early American botanists in the nineteenth century, newspaper accounts in the twentieth century, and modern ecological theory--to give the most comprehensive historical analysis available of the dramatic transformation of California's wildflower prairies. At the same time, his groundbreaking book challenges much current thinking on the subject, critically evaluating the hypothesis that perennial bunchgrasses were once a dominant feature of California's landscape and instead arguing that wildflowers filled this role. As he examines the changes in the state's landscape over the past three centuries, Minnich brings new perspectives to topics including restoration ecology, conservation, and fire management in a book that will change our of view of native California., Early Spanish explorers in the late eighteenth century found springtime California covered with spectacular carpets of wildflowers from San Francisco to San Diego. Yet today, invading plant species have devastated this nearly forgotten botanical heritage. In this lively, vividly detailed work, Richard A. Minnich synthesizes a unique and wide-ranging array of sources-from the historic accounts of those early explorers to the writings of early American botanists in the nineteenth century, newspaper accounts in the twentieth century, and modern ecological theory-to give the most comprehensive historical analysis available of the dramatic transformation of California's wildflower prairies. At the same time, his groundbreaking book challenges much current thinking on the subject, critically evaluating the hypothesis that perennial bunchgrasses were once a dominant feature of California's landscape and instead arguing that wildflowers filled this role. As he examines the changes in the state's landscape over the past three centuries, Minnich brings new perspectives to topics including restoration ecology, conservation, and fire management in a book that will change our of view of native California.
LC Classification Number
QH353.M56 2008
Copyright Date
2008
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