Plant and Animal Endemism in California

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    Plant and Animal Endemism in California Author: Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: University of California Press
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    Pages: 200 Illustrations and other contents: 5 b-w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 9 maps, 17 tables Language: English ISBN: 9780520275546 Categories: , , ,

    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.

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    "A valuable reference." -- Steven Janssens Botanic Garden Meise

    Author Biography

    Susan Harrison is Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at University of California, Davis.