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Author Minnich, Richard A.

Title California's Fading Wildflowers : Lost Legacy and Biological Invasions.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (361 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; 1. The Golden State; 2. Pre-Hispanic Herbaceous Vegetation; 3. Invasion of Franciscan Annuals, Grazing, and California Pasture in the Nineteenth Century; 4. A Century of Bromes and the Fading of California Wildflowers; 5. Lessons from the Rose Parade; Notes; Appendices; References; Index.
Summary Offers a historical analysis of the transformation of California's wildflower prairies. This book challenges the thinking on the subject, evaluating the hypothesis that perennial bunchgrasses were once a dominant feature of California's landscape and instead arguing that wildflowers filled this role.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject Biological invasions -- California.
Biological invasions.
California.
Plant invasions -- California.
Plant invasions.
Wild flowers -- California.
Wild flowers.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: 9780520253537
ISBN 9780520934337 (electronic book)
0520934334 (electronic book)
9780520253537
0520253531
1282359371
9781282359376