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Author Grossinger, Robin, 1969-

Title Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas : Exploring a Hidden Landscape of Transformation and Resilience.

Publication Info. CA : University of California Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (238 pages)
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Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Exploring The Napa Valley Through Time; 2. Oak Savannas and Wildflower Fields; 3. Creeks; 4. Valley Wetlands; 5. Napa River; 6. Tidal Marshlands; 7. Landscape Transformation and Resilience; 8. Landscape Tours; Common and Scientific Names of Species; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary How has California's landscape changed? What did now-familiar places look like during prior centuries? What can the past teach us about designing future landscapes? The Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas explores these questions by taking readers on a dazzling visual tour of Napa Valley from the early 1800s onward--a forgotten land of brilliant wildflower fields, lush wetlands, and grand oak savannas. Robin Grossinger weaves together rarely-seen historical maps, travelers's accounts, photographs, and paintings to reconstruct early Napa Valley and document its physical transformation over the.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject Landscape changes -- California -- Napa Valley -- Maps.
Landscape changes.
California -- Napa Valley.
Genre/Form Maps.
Subject Landscapes -- California -- Napa Valley -- History -- Maps.
Landscapes.
History.
Ecology -- California -- Napa Valley -- History -- Maps.
Ecology.
Natural history -- California -- Napa Valley -- Maps.
Natural history.
Physical geography -- California -- Napa Valley -- History -- Maps.
Physical geography.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Maps.
Other Form: Print version: Grossinger, Robin. Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas : Exploring a Hidden Landscape of Transformation and Resilience. CA : University of California Press, ©2012 9780520269101
ISBN 9780520951723 (electronic book)
0520951727 (electronic book)
9780520269101 (cloth ; alkaline paper)