A Natural History of California: Second Edition 9780520964556

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. California’s Natural Regions
2. Basic Ecology
3. Basic Geology
4. Sierra Nevada
5. Mountaintops
6. Pacific Northwest
7. Coast Ranges
8. Cismontane Southern California: Mainland And Islands
9. California’s Deserts
10. The Great Central Valley
11. Inland Waters and Estuaries
Epilogue
Noteworthy Publications
Index

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