North American Terrestrial Vegetation

Name: North American Terrestrial Vegetation
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ISBN: 9780521559867

ISBN-10: 0521559863

ISBN-13: 9780521559867

Edition: 2nd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Michael G. Barbour, William Dwight Billings

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Comprehensive coverage of the major vegetation types of North America, from the Arctic tundra of Alaska to the tropical forests of Central America, is provided in this 2nd edition. Each chapter is devoted to a specific ecosystem.

Book details

List price: $109.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/28/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 724
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English



Preface to the first edition


Preface to the second edition



Arctic tundra and polar desert biome




The taiga and boreal forest




Forests and meadows of the Rocky Mountains




Pacific northwest forests




California upland forests and woodlands




Chaparral




Vegetation of intermountain valleys and lower mountain slopes




Warm deserts




Grasslands




Eastern deciduous forests




Vegetation of the southeastern coastal plain




Freshwater wetlands




Saltmarshes and mangroves of North America




Alpine vegetation of North America William Dwight Billings



Temperate vegetation of Mexico Alejandro Velazquez




The Caribbean




Tropical and subtropical vegetation of Meso-America




Vegetation of the Hawaiian Islands



References


Index