[California Natural History Guides 90] • Introduction to California Chaparral by Quinn, Ronald D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Dedication Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. The California Chaparral

Fire and Chaparral Where Is Chaparral Found? Chaparral Is Found with Other Vegetation Types Coastal Sage Scrub Is Not Chaparral How Organisms Are Named

2. Mediterranean Climate

The Pacific High Rainfall—Always Unpredictable Winds That Carry Water or Take It Away Temperature Microclimates Convergence Rain Beetles Mate Only When There Is Rain

3. Fire

The Fire Cycle The Fire Regime Sources of Ignition Aboriginal Burning Nineteenth-Century Fire Fire Patterns in the Twentieth Century Modern Fires Natural Responses of Plants and Animals to Fire

4. Plants

An Evergreen, Shrubby Vegetation Common Shrubs and Shrub Families

The Rose Family (Roseaceae) The Buckthorn Family (Rhamnaceae) The Heath Family (Ericaceae) The Oak Family (Fagaceae) The Sumac Family (Anacardiaceae) Other Chaparral Shrubs

Conifers: Cypresses, Pines, and Bigcone Douglas Fir Common Herb and Subshrub Families

The Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae) The Poppy Family (Papaveraceae) The Lily Family (Liliaceae) The Legume Family (Fabaceae) The Snapdragon or Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae) Other Chaparral Herbs and Subshrubs

Introduced Weeds

5. Animals

Mammals

Rodents (Order Rodentia) Rabbits and Hares (Order Lagomorpha) Deer and Bighorn Sheep (Order Artiodactyla) Carnivorous Mammals (Order Carnivora)

Birds

Perching Birds (Order Passeriformes) Hawks (Order Falconiformes) Owls (Order Strigiformes)

Reptiles

Snakes (Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes) Lizards (Order Squamata, Suborder Lacertilia)

Amphibians Insects and Arachnids

Insects (Class Insecta) Trap Door Spiders, Ticks, and Scorpions (Class Arachnida) Other Chaparral Insects

6. Living with the Chaparral

Prescribed Fire Fuel Reduction and Fuel Breaks Artificial Seeding of Burns Fire Causes Its Own Weather Geographic Risk Floods Threats to Chaparral Options for Wise Growth The Value of Chaparral

Glossary Supplemental Readings and References Art Credits Index About the Authors