| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 494 pages) : illustrations, color photographs, maps |
| Contents |
Part one. Introduction ; This book -- Prologue to geology of Southern California -- Part two. The Earth and geologic time ; Earth materials -- Geologic time -- Plate tectonics -- Part three. Southern California through geologic time ; Overview of the geologic history of Southern California ; Proterozoic era -- Paleozoic era -- Mesozoic era -- Cenozoic era -- Part four. Geology and botany of Southern California's geomorphic provinces ; Geomorphic and floristic provinces -- Peninsular ranges and Colorado desert -- Mojave desert -- Eastern transverse ranges and the San Bernardino Mountains -- Basin and range province : Death and Owens Valleys -- Western transverse ranges -- Southern coast ranges -- San Joaquin Valley -- Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada province -- Part five. Botany and plant families ; Botanical overview -- Plant families of Southern California |
| Summary |
With its active fault systems, complex landforms, and myriad natural habitats, southern California boasts a rich and dynamic geologic environment. This abundantly illustrated volume at last provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible resource for students and general readers interested in southern California's geology and native plants. Covering an extensive area, north from San Diego to Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada and east to the Mojave and Colorado deserts, its unique, comprehensive approach brings together for the first time the basic principles of geology, the story of plate tectonics, in-depth discussion of the geology of many specific locales within the region, and information on identifying southern California's native plants |
| Bibliography |
Includes botanical glossary (pages 395-399), main glossary (pages 401-413), suggested readings in natural history (pages 415-417), bibliographical references (pages 419-432), and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Geology -- California, Southern
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Endemic plants -- California, Southern
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Endemic plants.
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Geology.
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Southern California.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006037614 |
| ISBN |
9780520933262 |
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0520933265 |
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1282359134 |
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9781282359130 |
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9786612359132 |
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6612359137 |
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