
Sierra Nevada Natural History
Revised Edition
University of California Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. September 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-520-24096-4 (ISBN)
Description
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 Nevada for a new generation of hikers, campers, tourists, naturalists, students, and teachers - everyone who wants to know more about this unique and beautiful mountain range. This book describes more than 750 of the species most likely to be encountered with more than 500 new color photographs and 218 detailed black-and-white drawings. It includes engaging and accessible introductory sections on Sierra Nevada topography, climate, geological history, and human history.
The compact, updated species accounts make identification easy, provide informative remarks on ecology and life history, and note which species are threatened or endangered.
The compact, updated species accounts make identification easy, provide informative remarks on ecology and life history, and note which species are threatened or endangered.
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Series
Edition
First Edition, Revised Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
536 color photographs, 209 line illustrations, 15 illustrated plates, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
726 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-24096-4 (9780520240964)
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Persons
Tracy I. Storer was Professor of Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, coauthored California Grizzly with Lloyd P. Tevis, Jr. (California, revised edition 1996), and wrote many other books and articles. Robert L. Usinger was Professor of Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Aquatic Insects of California (California, 1959), among other publications. David Lukas is a professional naturalist and author of Wild Birds of California (2000) and Watchable Birds of the Great Basin (1999).
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Maps
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Content
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 FISH AMPHIBIANS REPTILES BIRDS MAMMALS References Index