Sierra Nevada Natural History / Edition 1

by Tracy I. Storer, Robert L. Usinger, David Lukas, John Game, Peter Gaede

Overview

The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First published forty years ago, this handbook has become an enduring natural history classic, used by thousands to learn more about virtually every aspect of this spectacular mountain range—from its superb flora and fauna to its rugged topography. Comprehensive yet concise and portable, the book describes hundreds of species: trees and shrubs, flowering plants and ferns, fungi and lichens, insects and fish, amphibians and reptiles, and birds and mammals. Now completely updated and revised, it will continue to be the essential guide to the Sierra Nevada for a new generation of hikers, campers, tourists, naturalists, students, and teachers—everyone who wants to know more about this unique and beautiful mountain range.

* Describes more than 750 of the species most likely to be encountered with more than 500 new color photographs and 218 detailed black-and-white drawings

* Includes engaging and accessible introductory sections on Sierra Nevada topography, climate, geological history, and human history

* The compact, updated species accounts make identification easy, provide informative remarks on ecology and life history, and note which species are threatened or endangered

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520240964
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	09/01/2004
Series:	California Natural History Guides , #73
Edition description:	First Edition, Revised Edition
Pages:	592
Sales rank:	445,496
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Tracy I. Storer was Professor of Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, coauthored California Grizzly with Lloyd P. Tevis, Jr. (California, revised edition 1996), and wrote many other books and articles. Robert L. Usinger was Professor of Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Aquatic Insects of California (California, 1959), among other publications. David Lukas is a professional naturalist and author of Wild Birds of California (2000) and Watchable Birds of the Great Basin (1999).

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments for This Edition
Acknowledgments for the First Edition

Introduction
Physical Features
Climate
Geological History
Plant and Animal Distribution
The Changing Landscape
Ownership and Management in the Sierra
Good Conduct in the Sierra

FUNGI
LICHENS
MOSSES
FERNS
FLOWERING PLANTS
SHRUBS
TREES
MISCELLANEOUS ANIMALS
INSECTS
FISH
AMPHIBIANS
REPTILES
BIRDS
MAMMALS

References
Index