The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada: Written and Illustrated by John Muir Laws (California Academy of Sciences) - Softcover

Laws, John Muir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159714052X ISBN 13: 9781597140522

Verlag: Heyday Books, 2007

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"If you have room for only one Sierra Nevada guidebook in your pack, make it this little gem....Dense with illustration, it's the perfect all-ages introduction to field guides. Well-researched natural history notes pull the reader more deeply into the story of these iconic mountains." -- -- "Sierra Magazine" "From fungi to forest to frogs and fish, the book is a small but powerful treasure of reference to nature." -- -- "The Sacramento Bee" "[A] fast, intuitive, accessible way to do snappy identifications in the field." -- -- "Washington Post"

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In this groundbreaking and meticulously field-tested guide, the rich variety of Sierra life-trees, wildflowers, ferns, fungi, lichens, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects-comes alive.Easy-to-use features include: Intuitive organization, color tabs, and simple keys; Similar-looking species side by side; Over 2,800 full-color illustrations; Range maps of species that are otherwise difficult to distinguish; Index of common and scientific names; Lightweight and compact-ideal for backpacking. Impressively detailed and comprehensive, the guide includes: More than 1,700 species; Descriptions of behavior, adaptations, and interactions between species; Species and topics not found in most guides, including aquatic life, spiders and webs, plankton, plant galls, bark beetle galleries, animal tracks and evidence, seasonal star charts, weather patterns, and cloud formations.

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• Verlag: Heyday Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 159714052X
• ISBN 13: 9781597140522
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368