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Author : Michael G. Barbour,William Dwight Billings
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521559863
This second edition provides extensively expanded coverage of North American vegetation from arctic tundra to tropical forests.
Author : Michael Barbour,Todd Keeler-Wolf,Allan A. Schoenherr
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520249554
"This completely new edition of Terrestrial Vegetation of California clearly documents the extraordinary complexity and richness of the plant communities and of the state and the forces that shape them. This volume is a storehouse of information of value to anyone concerned with meeting the challenge of understanding, managing or conserving these unique plant communities under the growing threats of climate change, biological invasions and development."—Harold Mooney, Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University "The plants of California are under threat like never before. Traditional pressures of development and invasive species have been joined by a newly-recognized threat: human-caused climate change. It is essential that we thoroughly understand current plant community dynamics in order to have a hope of conserving them. This book represents an important, well-timed advance in knowledge of the vegetation of this diverse state and is an essential resource for professionals, students, and the general public alike."—Brent Mishler, Director of the University & Jepson Herbaria and Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biogeography
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173015250538
This volume represents a first attempt at holistically classifying and mapping ecological regions across all three countries of the North American continent. A common analytical methodology is used to examine North American ecology at multiple scales, from large continental ecosystems to subdivisions of these that correlate more detailed physical and biological settings with human activities on two levels of successively smaller units. The volume begins with an overview of North America from an ecological perspective, concepts of ecological regionalization. This is followed by descriptions of the 15 broad ecological regions, including information on physical and biological setting and human activities. The final section presents case studies in applications of the ecological characterization methodology to environmental issues. The appendix includes a list of common and scientific names of selected species characteristic of the ecological regions.
Author : Alan Graham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195113426
This book is a unique and integrated account of the history of North American vegetation and paleoenvironments over the past 70 million years. It includes discussions of the modern plant communities, causal factors for environmental change, biotic response, and methodologies. The history reveals a North American vegetation that is vast, immensely complex, and dynamic.
Author : Karel Prach,Lawrence R. Walker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108472760
Provides a comparative approach to plant succession among all terrestrial biomes and disturbances, helping to reveal generalizable patterns.
Author : John L. Vankat
Publisher : New York ; Toronto : Wiley
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1979-07-06
Category : Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4456472
Describes the major vegetation types of North America and their ecological basis, emphasizing such environmental factors as climate, soil, topography, and fire. Part 1 outlines the basics of vegetation science (such as composition, structure, function); Part II considers each type of vegetation in terms of the background material in Part I. Examines major plant communities and dominant species, emphasizing species adaption to show the interrelationship between vegetation and environment. Each vegetation chapter concludes with a section on human impact. Includes suggested readings and over 125 illustrations.
Author : Roger C. Anderson,James S. Fralish,Jerry M. Baskin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1999-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 052157322X
A coherent, readable summary of the technical information available on savannas, barrens and rock outcrop plant communities.
Author : Michael G. Barbour,Jack Major
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Botany
ISBN : UOM:39015019694309
Author : Victor Ernest Shelford
Publisher : Urbana : University of Illinois Press
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4564454
Author : William F. Ruddiman,Herbert Edgar Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015032245394
Author : Frank Gilliam,Frank S. Gilliam
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199837656
The most comprehensive existing volume of multidisciplinary research by top ecologists on the herbaceous layer of forests.
Author : Oscar van Auken
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387340036
In North America, Juniperus woodlands occupy approximately 55 million hectares, an area larger than the state of Texas. This title addresses various aspects of the biology, ecology, and management of Juniperus woodlands and savannas, synthesizing past and current research findings as well as proposed research. The book provides ecologists, land managers, and foresters with a solid foundation in Juniperus ecosystems, enabling them to manage the communities for maximum sustained productivity and diversity.
Author : James S. Fralish,Scott B. Franklin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-02-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 0471161586
Thorough, detailed dendrological coverage of North American trees, shrubs, and vines This comprehensive field guide/procedural handbook provides extraordinarily detailed descriptions of trees, shrubs, and vines of North American forests. Written at a more detailed level than most field guides, it introduces basic taxonomic concepts and methods and explains the rationale behind taxonomic classification systems. Entries include Latin and common names for each species as well as physical descriptions at various levels of maturity and for different seasons. Also noted are regional and state distributions, soil conditions, cover types, shade tolerances, and common diseases and pests. This remarkably thorough and reliable reference includes: * Detailed descriptions of more than 800 species * Hundreds of additional varieties and cultivars * 550 exquisitely detailed line drawings of leaves, bark, fruit, and seeds * Broad coverage of commercial and noncommercial species * An emphasis on the silvical features of each species * A unique section on forest community ecology and cover types * The new North American Classification System Well-organized and practical, this authoritative guide is an immensely useful resource for foresters, wildlife and field biologists, naturalists, environmental scientists, and land managers.
Author : David Lewis Lentz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0231111576
Together with experts in a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences--including botany, geology, ecology, geography and archaeology--Lentz investigates the history and effects of human impact on the environment in the New World before the arrival of the Europeans in the late 15th century. An Imperfect Balance offers an objective evaluation of "precontact era" land usage, demonstrating that native populations engaged in land management practices not entirely dissimilar to their European counterparts.
Author : T. Pullaiah
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429782572
This fourth volume in the new multi-volume set Global Biodiversity is a rich resource on the biodiversity of a selection of countries in the Americas and in Australia. Chapters explore both wild and cultivated plants, wild and domesticated animals, and the variety of microbes of the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Australia, Paraguay, the United States, and Venezuela. The different chapters explore the geographical status, ecosystem diversity, species diversity, genetic diversity, and conservation efforts in each selected country. They focus on genetic diversity of crop plants/cultivated plants and domesticated animals and their wild relatives and also discuss the endangered and protected plants and animals of the respective counties. Other volumes in this series include coverage of selected countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa. The volumes provide an informative compilation on the variety and variability of life in the regions discussed and will help to fill the gap in knowledge while also encouraging the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization.
