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Book Pocket Flora of the Redwood Forest

Download or read book Pocket Flora of the Redwood Forest written by Rudolf Willem Becking and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Technical Report PSW

Download or read book General Technical Report PSW written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Natural History of California

Download or read book A Natural History of California written by Allan A. Schoenherr and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive and abundantly illustrated book, Allan A. Schoenherr describes the natural history of California—a state with a greater range of landforms, a greater variety of habitats, and more kinds of plants and animals than any area of equivalent size in all of North America. A Natural History of California focuses on each distinctive region, addressing its climate, rocks, soil, plants, and animals. The second edition of this classic work features updated species names and taxa, new details about parks reclassified by federal and state agencies, new stories about modern human and animal interaction, and a new epilogue on the impacts of climate change.

Book The Ghost Forest

Download or read book The Ghost Forest written by Greg King and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive story of the California redwoods, their discovery and their exploitation, as told by an activist who fought to protect their existence against those determined to cut them down. Every year millions of tourists from around the world visit California’s famous redwoods. Yet few who strain their necks to glimpse the tops of the world’s tallest trees understand how unlikely it is that these last isolated groves of giant trees still stand at all. In this gripping historical memoir, journalist and famed redwood activist Greg King examines how investors and a growing U.S. economy drove the timber industry to cut down all but 4 percent of the original two-million-acre redwood ecosystem. King first examined redwood logging in the 1980s—as an award-winning reporter. What he found in the woods convinced him to leap the line of neutrality and become an activist dedicated to saving the very last ancient redwood groves remaining in private hands. The land grab began in 1849, when a “green gold rush” of migrants came to exploit the legendary redwoods that grew along the Russian River. Several generations later, in 1987, Greg King discovered and named Headwaters Forest—at 3,000 acres the largest ancient redwood habitat remaining outside of parks—and he led the movement to save this grove. After a decade of one of the longest, most dramatic, and violent environmental campaigns in US history, in 1999 the state and federal governments protected Headwaters Forest. The Ghost Forest explores a central question, an overhanging mystery: What was it like, this botanical Elysium that grew only along the Northern California coast, a forest so spectacular—but also uniquely valuable as a cornerstone of American economic growth—that in the end it would inspire life-and-death struggles? Few but loggers and surveyors ever saw such magnificent trees, ancient sentinels that, like ghosts, have informed King’s understanding of the world. On a lifelong journey, King finds himself through the generations, and through the trees. A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Title

Book California Forests and Woodlands

Download or read book California Forests and Woodlands written by Verna R. Johnston and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1996-06-16 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From majestic Redwoods to ancient Western Bristlecone Pines, California's trees have long inspired artists, poets, naturalists—and real estate developers. Verna Johnston's splendid book, illustrated with her superb color photographs and Carla Simmons's detailed black-and-white drawings, now offers an unparalleled view of the Golden State's world-renowned forests and woodlands. In clear, vivid prose, Johnston introduces each of the state's dominant forest types. She describes the unique characteristics of the trees and the interrelationships of the plants and animals living among them, and she analyzes how fire, flood, fungi, weather, soil, and humans have affected the forest ecology. The world of forest and woodland animals comes alive in these pages—the mating games, predation patterns, communal life, and the microscopic environment of invertebrates and fungi are all here. Johnston also presents a sobering view of the environmental hazards that threaten the state's trees: acid snow, ozone, blister rust, over-logging. Noting the interconnectedness of the diverse life forms within tree regions, she suggests possible answers to the problems currently plaguing these areas. Enriched by the observations of early naturalists and Johnston's many years of fieldwork, this is a book that will be welcomed by all who care about California's treasured forests and woodlands.

Book Plants of the Coast Redwood Region

Download or read book Plants of the Coast Redwood Region written by Kathleen Lyons and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Ecology of Pacific Northwest Coastal Sand Dunes

Download or read book The Ecology of Pacific Northwest Coastal Sand Dunes written by Alfred M. Wiedemann and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bat Ecology

    Book Details:
  • Author : Thomas H. Kunz
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 0226462072
  • Pages : 799 pages

Download or read book Bat Ecology written by Thomas H. Kunz and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years researchers have discovered that bats play key roles in many ecosystems as insect predators, seed dispersers, and pollinators. Bats also display astonishing ecological and evolutionary diversity and serve as important models for studies of a wide variety of topics, including food webs, biogeography, and emerging diseases. In Bat Ecology, world-renowned bat scholars present an up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative review of this ongoing research. The first part of the book covers the life history and behavioral ecology of bats, from migration to sperm competition and natural selection. The next section focuses on functional ecology, including ecomorphology, feeding, and physiology. In the third section, contributors explore macroecological issues such as the evolution of ecological diversity, range size, and infectious diseases (including rabies) in bats. A final chapter discusses conservation challenges facing these fascinating flying mammals. Bat Ecology is the most comprehensive state-of-the-field collection for scientists and researchers. Contributors: John D. Altringham, Robert M. R. Barclay, Tenley M. Conway, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Peggy Eby, Abigail C. Entwistle, Theodore H. Fleming, Patricia W. Freeman, Lawrence D. Harder, Gareth Jones, Linda F. Lumsden, Gary F. McCracken, Sharon L. Messenger, Bruce D. Patterson, Paul A. Racey, Jens Rydell, Charles E. Rupprecht, Nancy B. Simmons, Jean S. Smith, John R. Speakman, Richard D. Stevens, Elizabeth F. Stockwell, Sharon M. Swartz, Donald W. Thomas, Otto von Helversen, Gerald S. Wilkinson, Michael R. Willig, York Winter

Book Living Deep Ecology

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bill Devall
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2020-11-24
  • ISBN : 1793631875
  • Pages : 115 pages

Download or read book Living Deep Ecology written by Bill Devall and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Deep Ecology: A Bioregional Journey is an exploration of our evolving relationship with a specific bioregion. It is set in Humboldt County in northwestern California, in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. By focusing on a specific bioregion and reflecting on anthropogenic changes in this bioregion over three decades, Bill Devall engages the reader in asking deeper questions about the meaning we find in Nature. He addresses questions such as how do we relate the facts and theories presented by science with our feelings, our intimacy, and our sense of Place as we dwell in a specific bioregion. This book engages the reader to consider our place in Nature. Devall approaches the bioregion not from the perspective of agencies and government, but from the perspective of the landscape itself.

Book Welcome to Redwood National and State Parks

Download or read book Welcome to Redwood National and State Parks written by M. J. Cosson and published by National Parks. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores Redwood National Park, introducing its geography, wildlife, climate, trails, and history.

Book The Role of Treefall Gaps and Fallen Trees in the Dynamics of Old Growth Coast Redwood  Sequoia Sempervirens  D Don  Endl   Forests

Download or read book The Role of Treefall Gaps and Fallen Trees in the Dynamics of Old Growth Coast Redwood Sequoia Sempervirens D Don Endl Forests written by Neil George Sugihara and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Plants of the Redwood Forest Below Level Leveled Readers Unit 5 Selection 3 Book 23 6pk  Grade 4

Download or read book Plants of the Redwood Forest Below Level Leveled Readers Unit 5 Selection 3 Book 23 6pk Grade 4 written by Reading and published by Houghton Mifflin Leveled Reade. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rare and Endangered Plants of Oregon

Download or read book Rare and Endangered Plants of Oregon written by Donald C. Eastman and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Landscape Journal

Download or read book Landscape Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Tall Trees

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bob Von Normann
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1995-05
  • ISBN : 9780915687121
  • Pages : 53 pages

Download or read book The Tall Trees written by Bob Von Normann and published by . This book was released on 1995-05 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Forestry and Tree Education Catalogue

Download or read book Forestry and Tree Education Catalogue written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: