Life In The Chaparral
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Author | : Ronald D. Quinn |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2006-09-20 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 052093900X |
The characteristic look of California Chaparral—a soft bluish-green blanket of vegetation gently covering the hills—is known to millions who have seen it as the backdrop in movies and television productions. This complex ecological community of plants and animals is not just a feature of the hills around Hollywood, but is a quintessential part of the entire California landscape. It is a highly resilient community adapted to life with recurring fires and droughts. Written for a wide audience, this concise, engaging, and beautifully illustrated book describes an ancient and exquisitely balanced environment home to wondrous organisms: Fire Beetles that mate only on burning branches, lizards that shoot blood from their eyes when threatened, Kangaroo Rats that never drink water, and seeds that germinate only after a fire, even if that means waiting in the soil for a 100 years or more. Useful both as a field guide and an introductory overview of the ecology of chaparral, it also provides a better understanding of how we might live in harmony, safety, and appreciation of this unique ecological community. * Identifies chaparral’s common plants, animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects * Features 79 color illustrations, 56 black-and-white photographs, and 3 maps * Examines the role of humans and fire in chaparral, covering the placement and design of homes, landscaping, and public policy
Author | : Emma C. Underwood |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 483 |
Release | : 2018-04-09 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 3319683039 |
Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable backdrop to some of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States. Chaparral-type ecosystems are a common element of all of the world’s Mediterranean-type climate regions – of which California is one – yet there is little public appreciation of the intrinsic value and the ecosystem services that these landscapes provide. Valuing Chaparral is a compendium of contributions from experts in chaparral ecology and management, with a focus on the human relationship with chaparral ecosystems. Chapters cover a wide variety of subjects, ranging from biodiversity to ecosystem services like water provision, erosion control, carbon sequestration and recreation; from the history of human interactions with chaparral to current education and conservation efforts; and from chaparral restoration and management to scenarios of the future under changing climate, land use, and human population. Valuing Chaparral will be of interest to resource managers, the research community, policy makers, and the public who live and work in the chaparral dominated landscapes of California and other Mediterranean-type climate regions.
Author | : Salvatore Tocci |
Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2005-03-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781417649822 |
A look at the plants, animals, locations, and various habitats that make up the chaparral ecosystems of the world.
Author | : Philip W. Rundel |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2005-04-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520241991 |
Rundel introduces readers to the plant communities of the Southern California coastal areas and foothills, including color photos of 250 species and additional color habitat photos.
Author | : Barry Thomas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1981* |
Genre | : Chaparral |
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Author | : Ruby C. Tolliver |
Publisher | : TCU Press |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780875650494 |
A twelve-year-old runaway slave is torn between desire for freedom and affection for the woman who has protected him, as the impending Battle of Sabine Pass threatens to engulf their part of Texas.
Author | : James Lightner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Endemic plants |
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Author | : Alice Ross |
Publisher | : TCU Press |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780875651231 |
An East Texan boy who has lost a brother in World War II seeks revenge on the Nazi prisoners of war working in the nearby lumber camps.
Author | : Michael L. Wells |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Chaparral ecology |
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Author | : Harold Mooney |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 1008 |
Release | : 2016-01-19 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520278801 |
This long-anticipated reference and sourcebook for CaliforniaÕs remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem typeÑits distribution, structure, function, and management. A comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about this biologically diverse state, Ecosystems of California covers the state from oceans to mountaintops using multiple lenses: past and present, flora and fauna, aquatic and terrestrial, natural and managed. Each chapter evaluates natural processes for a specific ecosystem, describes drivers of change, and discusses how that ecosystem may be altered in the future. This book also explores the drivers of CaliforniaÕs ecological patterns and the history of the stateÕs various ecosystems, outlining how the challenges of climate change and invasive species and opportunities for regulation and stewardship could potentially affect the stateÕs ecosystems. The text explicitly incorporates both human impacts and conservation and restoration efforts and shows how ecosystems support human well-being. Edited by two esteemed ecosystem ecologists and with overviews by leading experts on each ecosystem, this definitive work will be indispensable for natural resource management and conservation professionals as well as for undergraduate or graduate students of CaliforniaÕs environment and curious naturalists.