Field guide to California's rivers /
Palmer, Tim, 1948-
Field guide to California's rivers / Tim Palmer. - 1st ed. - Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2012. - 1 online resource - California natural history guides ; no. 105 . - California natural history guides ; 105. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Welcome to the World of California Rivers; Acknowledgments; A Word of Warning; AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RIVERS; The Network of Rivers; The Natural History of Rivers; The Problems, Protection, and Restoration of California Rivers; Fifty Common Species of River Plants and Animals; RIVER PROFILES; North Coast; Sacramento Basin; San Joaquin Basin; Central and South Coast; Eastern Sierra Nevada; Deserts; Appendices; Sources; Additional Captions; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
Award-winning author, naturalist, and conservationist Tim Palmer presents the world of California rivers in this practical and inspiring field guide. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft, it offers an interpretive approach that reveals geology, plant and wild life, hydrologic processes, and other natural phenomena. Palmer reports on conservation with a perspective from decades of personal engagement. More than 150 streams are featured, 50 riparian species are illustrated, and 180 photos show the essence of California's rivers. Palmer brings a natural history guide, a.
English.
9780520952195 (electronic bk.) 0520952197 (electronic bk.) 1280116641 9781280116643 9786613520937 6613520934 (paper)
9786613520937
352093 MIL 22573/cttt5t3c JSTOR
Rivers--California--Guidebooks.
Rivers--California--Pictorial works.
Natural history--California.
Cours d'eau--Californie--Guides.
Cours d'eau--Californie--Ouvrages illustrés.
Sciences naturelles--Californie.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Rivers.
NATURE--Ecology.
Natural history.
Rivers.
California.
Electronic books.
Guidebooks.
Pictorial works.
GB1225.C3 / P348 2012eb
551.48/309794
Field guide to California's rivers / Tim Palmer. - 1st ed. - Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2012. - 1 online resource - California natural history guides ; no. 105 . - California natural history guides ; 105. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Welcome to the World of California Rivers; Acknowledgments; A Word of Warning; AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RIVERS; The Network of Rivers; The Natural History of Rivers; The Problems, Protection, and Restoration of California Rivers; Fifty Common Species of River Plants and Animals; RIVER PROFILES; North Coast; Sacramento Basin; San Joaquin Basin; Central and South Coast; Eastern Sierra Nevada; Deserts; Appendices; Sources; Additional Captions; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
Award-winning author, naturalist, and conservationist Tim Palmer presents the world of California rivers in this practical and inspiring field guide. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft, it offers an interpretive approach that reveals geology, plant and wild life, hydrologic processes, and other natural phenomena. Palmer reports on conservation with a perspective from decades of personal engagement. More than 150 streams are featured, 50 riparian species are illustrated, and 180 photos show the essence of California's rivers. Palmer brings a natural history guide, a.
English.
9780520952195 (electronic bk.) 0520952197 (electronic bk.) 1280116641 9781280116643 9786613520937 6613520934 (paper)
9786613520937
352093 MIL 22573/cttt5t3c JSTOR
Rivers--California--Guidebooks.
Rivers--California--Pictorial works.
Natural history--California.
Cours d'eau--Californie--Guides.
Cours d'eau--Californie--Ouvrages illustrés.
Sciences naturelles--Californie.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Rivers.
NATURE--Ecology.
Natural history.
Rivers.
California.
Electronic books.
Guidebooks.
Pictorial works.
GB1225.C3 / P348 2012eb
551.48/309794