Living In The Chaparral Of Southern California
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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
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Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Buildings |
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Author | : Hazel Gordon |
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Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Botany |
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Author | : C. Eugene Conrad |
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Total Pages | : 868 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Chaparral ecology |
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Author | : W. S. Head |
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Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
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Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Chaparral |
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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 | : 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 | : Richard W. Halsey |
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Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Nature |
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Biologist and fire ecologist Richard W. Halsey, with contributions from many other experts, weaves together the crucial elements of fire behavior, land management, and knowledge of the natural environment. Includes a 48-page full-color field guide to common chaparral plants.
Author | : Ronald D. Quinn |
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Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Chaparral ecology |
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Forty-nine species of mammals regularly occur in California chaparral, but none lives only in chaparral. Among the 49 species, 7 are found primarily in mature chaparral, 9 in young chaparral or along ecotones between chaparral and other plant communities, and 19 in riparian areas. Five species occur in many habitats but prefer chaparral in California, and 9 have wide ranges that encompass many communities including chaparral. By altering the structure of the plant community, fire in chaparral is important in determining the distribution and abundance of mammalian populations. Fire is not permanently destructive to the mammalian fauna. Wildlife habitat can be optimized by maintaining chaparral in many age classes, by restricting fuel reduction treatments to 1 to 100 ha, by protecting all trees, and by enhancing water sources. A given area of chaparral and contains two to four common, and two to nine total, species of rodents. Seeds, fruits, and young vegetative growth are the most important plant foods in chaparral. Only 12 species of mammals are endemic to chaparral because of the limited opportunity in both time and space for speciation to occur. Only kangarro rats (Dipodomys) and chipmunks (Eutamias) have speciated in chaparral.