The California Naturalist Handbook by Nevers, Greg de -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1: California Natural History and the Role of Naturalists

California’s Biodiversity The Biodiversity Crisis A Brief History Of Natural History And Naturalists Why Be A Naturalist? Field Notebook: An Essential Record For Every Naturalist The Language of Naturalists Getting Out And About Explore!

2: Geology, Climate, and Soils

Earth’s Formation And Plate Tectonics Shaping California Rocks In California California’s Climate Diversity of California Microclimates Soil Structure And Nutrients Nutrient Cycling Decomposition Mycorrhizal Relationships Mining In California Explore!

3: Water

Scaling Water: From Molecules To Our Environment The Water Cycle Stream Processes Biological Inputs Chemical Inputs Physical Inputs The Path of A River Estuaries Intertidal Zone Wetlands California’s Lakes California’s Freshwater Fish Rivers Today California Water Management And Law Challenges For The Future: Population Growth And Climate Change Explore!

4: Plants

Lifestyles of Rich And Famous Plants Parts of A Plant Plant Communities of California Plants And People California’s Plant Communities And Climate Change Explore!

5: Forest, Woodland, and Range Resources and Management

History of California Forests And Their Management Forest Dynamics California Forests And Wildfire Fragmentation of Forests Carbon Sequestration Rangelands And Livestock Grazing Management Conservation Biology Explore!

6: Animals

Evolutionary Groups Invertebrates Vertebrates Human Activity And Domestic And Introduced Animals Explore!

7: Energy and Global Environmental Issues

Forms And Sources of Energy The Energetic Basis of Life Energy Use By People Global Environmental Challenges Explore!

8: Interpretation, Collaboration, and Citizen Science

Interpretation: Why, What, And How Collaboration Citizen Science Explore!

Glossary Index