Plant and Animal Endemism in California
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adaptation
amphibians
animal endemism
arcto tertiary
arctostaphylos
Author_Susan Harrison
biological diversity
california
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complex geology
conservation
ecology
endemic species
endemism
engaging
environmental conservation protection
environmentalism
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flora and fauna
imperiled diversity
mediterranean type climate
modern barriers
molecular evidence
native species
natural sciences
nature
plant and animal endemism in california
plant endemism
topography
unique landscapes
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- ISBN 9780520275546
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 May 2013
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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California is globally renowned for its biological diversity, including its wealth of unique, or endemic, species. Many reasons have been cited to explain this abundance: the complex geology and topography of its landscape, the special powers of its Mediterranean-type climate, and the historic and modern barriers to the wider dispersal of its flora and fauna. "Plant and Animal Endemism in California" compiles and synthesizes a wealth of data on this singular subject, providing new and updated lists of native species, comparing patterns and causes of both plant and animal endemism, and interrogating the classic explanations proposed for the state's special significance in light of new molecular evidence. Susan Harrison also offers a summary of the innovative tools that have been developed and used in California to conserve and protect this stunning and imperiled diversity.
Susan Harrison is Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at University of California, Davis.
