Umfang:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xi, 223 p.))
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ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781283373562
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9780520951723
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1283373564
Serie:
A Stephen Bechtel fund book in ecology and the environment
Inhalt:
How has California's landscape changed? What did now-familiar places look like during prior centuries? What can the past teach us about designing future landscapes? The Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas explores these questions by taking readers on a dazzling visual tour of Napa Valley from the early 1800s onward--a forgotten land of brilliant wildflower fields, lush wetlands, and grand oak savannas. Robin Grossinger weaves together rarely-seen historical maps, travelers's accounts, photographs, and paintings to reconstruct early Napa Valley and document its physical transformation over the past two centuries. The Atlas provides a fascinating new perspective on this iconic landscape, showing the natural heritage that has enabled the agricultural success of the region today. The innovative research of Grossinger and his historical ecology team allows us to visualize the past in unprecedented detail, improving our understanding of the living landscapes we inhabit and suggesting strategies to increase their health and resilience in the future.
Inhalt:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Exploring The Napa Valley Through Time -- 2. Oak Savannas and Wildflower Fields -- 3. Creeks -- 4. Valley Wetlands -- 5. Napa River -- 6. Tidal Marshlands -- 7. Landscape Transformation and Resilience -- 8. Landscape Tours -- Common and Scientific Names of Species -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0520269101
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520269101
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780520269101
Sprache:
Englisch
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