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Description:This book celebrates the natural history of the Klamath Mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon through stories of diversity and resilience over deep time.Shaped by geology, these mountains form an ancient jigsaw puzzle and topographic mosaic dissected by big-shouldered river canyons and sharp ridgelines that create localized climatic gradients. Within the geomorphic province, the rocks are much older than in surrounding regions. This dichotomy has allowed many distinct evolutionary lineages of plants and animals to adapt, survive, and sometimes speciate where elsewhere they became extirpated long ago.The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History• Describes and documents one of the most biodiverse temperate mountain ranges on Earth. • The first comprehensive Natural History written for this region.• 34 contributing authors–all experts in their fields.• Chapters including Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Plant Communities, First Peoples, Geology, Climate, Fire Ecology, and much more. • Full color, rich illustrations, and well-curated photographs bring 496 pages to life!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History. To get started finding The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 496

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Backcountry Press

Release: 2022

ISBN: 194162409X

Description: This book celebrates the natural history of the Klamath Mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon through stories of diversity and resilience over deep time.Shaped by geology, these mountains form an ancient jigsaw puzzle and topographic mosaic dissected by big-shouldered river canyons and sharp ridgelines that create localized climatic gradients. Within the geomorphic province, the rocks are much older than in surrounding regions. This dichotomy has allowed many distinct evolutionary lineages of plants and animals to adapt, survive, and sometimes speciate where elsewhere they became extirpated long ago.The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History• Describes and documents one of the most biodiverse temperate mountain ranges on Earth. • The first comprehensive Natural History written for this region.• 34 contributing authors–all experts in their fields.• Chapters including Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Plant Communities, First Peoples, Geology, Climate, Fire Ecology, and much more. • Full color, rich illustrations, and well-curated photographs bring 496 pages to life!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History. To get started finding The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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