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Author Minnich, Richard A.

Title California's Fading Wildflowers : Lost Legacy and Biological Invasions
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (361 pages)
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; 1. The Golden State; 2. Pre-Hispanic Herbaceous Vegetation; 3. Invasion of Franciscan Annuals, Grazing, and California Pasture in the Nineteenth Century; 4. A Century of Bromes and the Fading of California Wildflowers; 5. Lessons from the Rose Parade; Notes; Appendices; References; Index
Summary Offers a historical analysis of the transformation of California's wildflower prairies. This book challenges the thinking on the subject, evaluating the hypothesis that perennial bunchgrasses were once a dominant feature of California's landscape and instead arguing that wildflowers filled this role
Analysis biodiversity
botanicals
california history
california wildflowers
conservation
dramatic transformation
ecological theory
ecology
fire management
groundbreaking book
historical analysis
invasive plants
landscapes
minnich
native california plants
san diego
spanish explorer
wildfire
wildflower prairies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Biological invasions -- California
Plant invasions -- California
Wild flowers -- California
NATURE -- Plants -- Flowers.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
Biological invasions
Plant invasions
Wild flowers
California
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2007040978
ISBN 9780520934337
0520934334
9780520253537
0520253531
9786612359378
6612359374