California serpentines : flora, vegetation, geology, soils, and management problems / by Arthur R. Kruckeberg.
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TextSeries: University of California publications in botany ; v. 78.Berkeley : University of California Press, c1984Description: xiv, 180 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0520097017 (pbk.)
- 582/.05 19
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | State Botanical Collection | RBG | 581.9794 CAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | LRBM00011679 |
"Issued date: December 1984"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 161-168.
Machine derived contents note: List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. History of Botanical Observations on the Serpentine Flora of California -- 2. Geology of Serpentine and Related Ultramafic Rocks -- 3. Serpentine Soils and the Mineral Nutrition of Plants -- 4. Physiological and Morphological Responses to Serpentine -- 5. Serpentine Vegetation in California -- 6. Serpentine Flora in California -- 7. Serpentine Fauna in California -- 8. The Evolutionary Ecology of Serpentine Biota in California -- 9. Exploitation of Serpentine and Other Ultramafics and Effects on Plant Life -- 10. Land Management and Conservation on Ultramafics -- Summary -- Appendices -- Literature Cited -- Plates.
