Introduction to the geology of southern California and its native plants /

Introduction to the geology of southern California and its native plants /

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Author / Creator:Hall, Clarence A.
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 493 p., [36] p. of plates )
Language:English
Subject:
Geology -- California, Southern.
Endemic plants -- California, Southern.
Endemic plants.
Geology.
Southern California.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11123415
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ISBN:9780520933262
0520933265
9780520249325 (alk. paper)
0520249321 (alk. paper)
1282359134
9781282359130
9786612359132
6612359137
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-432) and indexes.
English.
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Summary:With its active fault systems, complex landforms, and myriad natural habitats, southern California boasts a rich and dynamic geologic environment. This abundantly illustrated volume at last provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible resource for students and general readers interested in southern California's geology and native plants. Covering an extensive area, north from San Diego to Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada and east to the Mojave and Colorado deserts, its unique, comprehensive approach brings together for the first time the basic principles of geology, the story of plate tectonics, in-depth discussion of the geology of many specific locales within the region, and information on identifying southern California's native plants.
Other form:Print version: Introduction to the geology of southern California and its native plants Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007. 9780520249325 (alk. paper)
Standard no.:10.1525/9780520933262

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