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Book Terrestrial Vegetation of California  3rd Edition

Download or read book Terrestrial Vegetation of California 3rd Edition written by Michael Barbour and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-07-17 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This completely new edition of Terrestrial Vegetation of California clearly documents the extraordinary complexity and richness of the plant communities and of the state and the forces that shape them. This volume is a storehouse of information of value to anyone concerned with meeting the challenge of understanding, managing or conserving these unique plant communities under the growing threats of climate change, biological invasions and development."—Harold Mooney, Professor of Environmental Biology, Stanford University "The plants of California are under threat like never before. Traditional pressures of development and invasive species have been joined by a newly-recognized threat: human-caused climate change. It is essential that we thoroughly understand current plant community dynamics in order to have a hope of conserving them. This book represents an important, well-timed advance in knowledge of the vegetation of this diverse state and is an essential resource for professionals, students, and the general public alike."—Brent Mishler, Director of the University & Jepson Herbaria and Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Book Ozone Air Pollution in the Sierra Nevada   Distribution and Effects on Forests

Download or read book Ozone Air Pollution in the Sierra Nevada Distribution and Effects on Forests written by A. Bytnerowicz and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-05-22 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains information on geology, climate and vegetation of the Sierra Nevada with a special emphasis on air pollution effects on the mixed conifer forests. A history of the extent of air pollution effects on mixed conifer forests, especially ponderosa and Jeffrey pines is provided. The physiological basis for ozone-type injury development in ponderosa pine, a discussion of ozone uptake by plants at different levels of biological organization and the effects of air pollution and other stresses on mountain forests are discussed. A considerable portion of the book is dedicated to development of statistical models and maps of ambient ozone distribution in the Sierra Nevada based on the 1999 monitoring data with passive samplers. The implications of the methodological results, formulation and application of regional air quality models for integrated assessment of urban and wildland pollution and the need for functionally integrated models of ozone deposition to the Sierra Nevada forests are also discussed. Management and monitoring needs for improved long-term understanding air pollution effects on forest ecosystems, discussion of options for proper management of the air pollution affected forests, and comparison of monitoring and modelling of ozone and forest health status in the Sierra Nevada with similar efforts in mountains of North American and European mountain ranges are the focus of the later chapters of the book.

Book Grid based Fire scar Dendrochronology and Vegetation Sampling in the Mixed conifer Forests of the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California

Download or read book Grid based Fire scar Dendrochronology and Vegetation Sampling in the Mixed conifer Forests of the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California written by Richard Gobin Everett and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Both Sides of the Border

Download or read book Both Sides of the Border written by Linda Fernandez and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-30 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mexican -- United States border represents much more than the meeting place of two nations. Our border communities are often a line of first defense -- absorbing the complex economic, environmental and social impacts of globalization that ripple through the region. In many ways, our success or failure in finding solutions for the environmental, social and economic issues that plague the region may well define our ability to meet similar challenges thousands of miles from the border zone. Border residents face the environmental security concerns posed by water scarcity and transboundary air pollution; the planning and infrastructure needs of an exploding population; the debilitating effects of inadequate sanitary and health facilities; and the crippling cycle of widespread poverty. Yet, with its manifold problems, the border area remains an area of great dynamism and hope -- a multicultural laboratory of experimentation and grass-roots problem-solving. Indeed, as North America moves towards a more integrated economy, citizen action at the local level is pushing governments to adapt to the driving forces in the border area by creating new institutional arrangements and improving old ones. If there is one defining feature of this ground-up push for more responsive transboundary policies and institutions, it is a departure from the closed, formalistic models of the past to a more open, transparent and participatory model of international interaction.

Book Oxidant Air Pollutant Effects on a Western Coniferous Forest Ecosystem

Download or read book Oxidant Air Pollutant Effects on a Western Coniferous Forest Ecosystem written by Oliver Clifton Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 328 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 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book 2nd Interface Between Ecology and Land Development in California

Download or read book 2nd Interface Between Ecology and Land Development in California written by Jon E. Keeley and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet

Download or read book Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Technical Report RM

Download or read book General Technical Report RM written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Conifers of California

Download or read book Conifers of California written by Ronald M. Lanner and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Oxidant Air Pollution Impacts in the Montane Forests of Southern California

Download or read book Oxidant Air Pollution Impacts in the Montane Forests of Southern California written by Paul R. Miller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a body of research conducted over more than thirty years, including an intensive interdisciplinary five-year study begun in 1991. Chapters include studies of the relationships of biogeography and climate to the region's air pollution, the chemical and physiological mechanisms of ozone injury, as well as the impacts of nitrogen-containing pollutants and natural stresses on polluted forests.

Book The Structure  Composition  and Sampling Characteristics of Old growth Mixed Conifer Forests of the Western Sierra Nevada

Download or read book The Structure Composition and Sampling Characteristics of Old growth Mixed Conifer Forests of the Western Sierra Nevada written by Carmia Suzannah Feldman and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Oxidant Air Pollutant Effects on a Western Coniferous Forest Ecosystem

Download or read book Oxidant Air Pollutant Effects on a Western Coniferous Forest Ecosystem written by Oliver Clifton Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Vegetation  Growth  and Structure of a Low Elevation Mixed Conifer Forest in the Central Sierra Nevada

Download or read book Vegetation Growth and Structure of a Low Elevation Mixed Conifer Forest in the Central Sierra Nevada written by Steven N. Talley and published by . This book was released on 1979* with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: