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Introduction to Trees of the San Francisco Bay Region - (California Natural History Guides) by Glenn Keator (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The mild Mediterranean climate of the San Francisco Bay Region nurtures an enormous variety of trees: majestic oaks and coast redwoods, lovely flowering dogwood and western redbud, graceful bigleaf maple, and many others.
- About the Author: Glenn Keator teaches at Merritt College and is coauthor of the CD Rom Wildflowers of the San Francisco Bay Area (1999, with Diane Fristrom and John Game), author of The Life of an Oak: An Intimate Portrait (1998), and coauthor of In Full View: Three Ways of Seeing California Plants (1995, with Linda Yamane and Ann Lewis).
- 264 Pages
- Nature, Plants
- Series Name: California Natural History Guides
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About the Book
This is an introduction to the native and naturalized trees of the Bay Area, which for this book extends roughly from Mendocino to Monterey and inland to Mt. Diablo.Book Synopsis
The mild Mediterranean climate of the San Francisco Bay Region nurtures an enormous variety of trees: majestic oaks and coast redwoods, lovely flowering dogwood and western redbud, graceful bigleaf maple, and many others. This guidebook, with its easy-to-use keys, informative species accounts, and copious illustrations, is the perfect guide to California's native and naturalized trees for those who want a handy, authoritative manual to carry into the field.o Species descriptions give fascinating and little-known facts about each tree and suggest locales to visit for viewing them
o 250 color photographs illustrate traits essential for identification and show surrounding habitats for many species
o Provides detailed tips on learning to use keys and other identification aids
o Covers all nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Region and includes trees found in adjacent Monterey and Mendocino counties
About the Author
Glenn Keator teaches at Merritt College and is coauthor of the CD Rom Wildflowers of the San Francisco Bay Area (1999, with Diane Fristrom and John Game), author of The Life of an Oak: An Intimate Portrait (1998), and coauthor of In Full View: Three Ways of Seeing California Plants (1995, with Linda Yamane and Ann Lewis).Dimensions (Overall): 7.3 Inches (H) x 4.4 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 264
Genre: Nature
Sub-Genre: Plants
Series Title: California Natural History Guides
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Glenn Keator
Language: English
Street Date: March 17, 2003
TCIN: 82949173
UPC: 9780520230071
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-8568
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.85 pounds
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