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California Serpentines: Flora, Vegetation, Geology, Soils, and Management Problems Volume 78

by Arthur R. Kruckeberg

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A field-based overview of California’s serpentine landscapes

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A field-based overview of California’s serpentine landscapes

Arthur R. Kruckeberg examines the ecological conditions created by California’s serpentine rock and soils, found across parts of the Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada. The book connects geology, soil chemistry, mineral nutrition, vegetation, and fauna to explain why these challenging environments support a distinctive concentration of native and endemic plants. It also addresses the management and conservation issues associated with serpentine habitats. With attention to more than 200 native plant species, subspecies, and varieties linked to these soils, this volume situates botanical diversity within its physical landscape.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Botany and native-plant enthusiasts interested in California flora
  • Naturalists studying the links between geology, soils, and plant communities
  • Conservation-minded readers interested in serpentine habitats

Themes

California native plantsSerpentine soils and geologyEndemic speciesPlant ecologyConservation management

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This is the first comprehensive treatment of an important segment of the flora of California: native plants that have varying degrees of fidelity to serpentine rock and soil that make up over 1100 square miles in the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada. Many of California's unique endemic plants are found nowhere else but on serpentine; over 200 species, subspecies, and varieties of native plants are restricted to some degree to serpentine. The author describes the geology, soils, and mineral nutrition of serpentines (low in normal essential nutrients, high in magnesium, iron, and toxic heavy metals, nickel, and chromium), the vegetation and flora that tolerate this inhospitable habitat, the fauna on serpentines, and management/conservation problems associated with serpentines. This is an essential guide to an important aspect of the flora of California.
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