- Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 189 pages) : illustrations.
- Uniform Title
- Plant and animal endemism in California (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Plant and animal endemism in California (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-185) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- 1. Biotic uniqueness : an overview -- Problems in defining endemism -- Large-scale patterns in species richness and endemism -- Origins of endemic species -- Traits of endemic species -- 2. A Brief History of California -- Geologic history -- Climatic history -- Floristic history -- 3. Plant Endemism in California : Patterns and Causes -- Estimating Californian plant endemism -- Geography of diversity and endemism within the state -- Edaphic endemism -- New evidence on the evolution of neoendemics -- New evidence on paleoendemism -- Californian plant endemism in a world context -- 4. Animal Endemism in California -- Cross-taxon comparisons -- Mammals -- Birds -- Reptiles -- Fish -- Amphibians -- Invertebrates -- 5. Conservation Challenges in California's Endemic-Rich Landscape -- Background: Endangered species laws -- Natural Community Conservation Planning -- Conservation easements -- Conservation banking -- Advance mitigation -- Biodiversity information -- Systematic conservation planning -- Aquatic conservation -- Climate change science and policy -- 6. Synthesis -- Appendix: Plant species endemic to the California Floristic Province.
- LCCN
- 2012043370
- OCLC
- ssj0000856591
- Author
Harrison, Susan (Susan Patricia)
- Title
Plant and animal endemism in California [electronic resource] / Susan P. Harrison.
- Imprint
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California : University of California Press, [2013]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-185) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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