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The California chaparral

W. S. Head

The California chaparral

an elfin forest

by W. S. Head

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Published by Naturegraph Publishers in Healdsburg, Calif .
Written in

    Subjects:
  • Chaparral -- California, Southern.,
  • Natural history -- California, Southern.

  • Edition Notes

    Includes bibliography.

    Statementby W.S. Head. Edited by Florence Musgrave.
    The Physical Object
    Pagination92 p.
    Number of Pages92
    ID Numbers
    Open LibraryOL22909008M

    This unique coloring book has 40 of the most common plants and animals you are likely to see while exploring the chaparral ecosystem. Discovering the chaparral through coloring provides a wonderful opportunity to calm your conscious mind, focus on the moment, and become familiar with the wide variety of life found in California’s distinctive native shrubland. Category: Chaparral ecology; Page: 11; View: ; DOWNLOAD NOW» Forty-nine species of mammals regularly occur in California chaparral, but none lives only in chaparral. Among the 49 species, 7 are found primarily in mature chaparral, 9 in young chaparral or along ecotones between chaparral and other plant communities, and 19 in riparian areas.

    The book is now in its second edition. The California Chaparral Institute is a non-profit California corporation that is currently awaiting its tax-exempt classification from the IRS. I am not a "classically trained firefighter" like the individual who requested the deletion said, but rather a scientist who decided to be trained as a USFS. Genre/Form: Conference papers and proceedings Congresses: Additional Physical Format: Online version: California chaparral. Los Angeles, Calif.: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,

    Book Description: The characteristic look of California Chaparral—a soft bluish-green blanket of vegetation gently covering the hills—is known to millions who have seen it as the backdrop in movies and television productions. This complex ecological community of plants and animals is not just a feature of the hills around Hollywood, but is. California Chaparral Climate Mediterranean Climate (Cs) The word Chaparral comes from the Spanish word, "chaparro" meaning scrub oak. It is found in the coastal areas in California. Chaparral climate/ Mediterranean climate, or scrub climate, is a hot, dry, and mild climate in summer with rainy and cool winters.


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