Introduction to California Birdlife: 83 (California Natural History Guides) - Softcover

Evens, Jules

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520242548 ISBN 13: 9780520242548

Verlag: University of California Press, 2005

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Book by Evens Mr Jules Tait Mr Ian

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"This is the first book on California birds that is based on habitats. I would have loved to have it when I started birdwatching in 1958! I would have read it cover to cover a dozen times and slept with it under my pillow." - Steve Laymon, Natural Resource Specialist, Bureau of Land Management"

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In almost every location and every season, California is a birdwatchers' paradise. One can search Sierra meadows for a Great Gray Owl, the autumn estuary for a Black-bellied Plover, or spring willow thickets for the effervescent song of the Yellow Warbler. Closer to home, backyards, neighborhood parks, and cities abound with many of the state's 600-plus bird species. This beautifully illustrated book, the first based on the relationship between birds and their habitats, is the definitive introduction to California's varied birds and the lives they lead."Introduction to California Birdlife" describes the representative birds in California's seven major bioregions: ocean, seashore, coastal ranges, Central Valley, mountains and foothills, Great Basin, and deserts. It explains key relationships among weather patterns, plant communities, and the ecological rhythms of these habitats and shows how these factors relate to the distribution, behavioral adaptations, and environmental challenges of its birds. It is the perfect book for beginning and intermediate naturalists, and in-depth enough for experienced naturalists who would like to learn more about the habitat affinities, ecological niches, and seasonal cycles of California birds. It features 150 color photographs that bring to life many of the birds described. It introduces the basics of avian biology. It includes a list of all California's known bird species and a glossary of birding terms.

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• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0520242548
• ISBN 13: 9780520242548
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 393
• Zeichner: Tait Ian