{"product_id":"introduction-to-california-plant-life-volume-69-9780520237049","title":"Introduction to California Plant Life: Volume 69","description":"California's unique plants range in size from the stately Coast Redwoods to the minute belly plants of the southern deserts and in age from the four-thousand year-old Bristlecone Pines to ephemeral annuals whose life span can be counted in weeks. Available at last in a thoroughly updated and revised edition, this popular book is the only concise overview of the state's remarkable flora, its plant communities, and the environmental factors that shape them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* 188 color photographs illustrate plants and typical plant communities around the state \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* New chapters give expanded discussions of the evolution of the California landscape, recent changes in California's flora, and more \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Introduces basic concepts of plant taxonomy and plant ecology through clear examples and covers topics such as soil, climate, and geography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Ornduff\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2000) served as Director of the University and Jepson Herbaria, Director of the University Botanical Garden, and Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003cb\u003ePhyllis M. Faber\u003c\/b\u003e is General Editor of the California Natural History Guides. \u003cb\u003eTodd Keeler-Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Vegetation Ecologist, California Department of Fish and Game.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460343927058,"sku":"9780520237049","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e04db7f0-7c0b-425e-bfad-2fcf114e5fd8.jpg?v=1730038382","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/introduction-to-california-plant-life-volume-69-9780520237049","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}