Sierra Nevada Natural History

Name: Sierra Nevada Natural History
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ISBN: 9780520240964

ISBN-10: 0520240960

ISBN-13: 9780520240964

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Tracy I. Storer, Robert L. Usinger, David Lukas, John Game, Peter Gaede

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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…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments for This Edition


Acknowledgments for the First Edition


Introduction


Physical Features


Climate


Geological History


Plant and Animal Distribution


The Changing Landscape


Ownership and Management in the Sierra


Good Conduct in the Sierra


Fungi


Lichens


Mosses


Ferns


Flowering Plants


Shrubs


Trees


Miscellaneous Animals


Insects


Fishes


Amphibians


Reptiles


Birds


Mammals


References


Plate Credits


Index