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Author
Publisher
Heyday
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"At its current tally of 212 species, California's mammal list is the largest of all the United States'. This new guidebook joins its sister titles A Californian's Guide to the Birds among Us and A Californian's Guide to the Trees among Us in introducing naturalists of all levels to over forty varieties of the Golden State's fascinating warm-blooded wildlife. Full-color images and evocative descriptions make identification fun and intuitive: a bobcat,...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
Description
Here is the definitive botanical guide to the wetlands, woodlands, coastlines, hills, and valleys of the San Francisco Bay Region. For this extensively revised and redesigned edition of Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region, the identification keys have been improved and line drawings scattered throughout the text, ensuring that this popular book will continue to be the most comprehensive and authoritative identification guide to the region's native...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The international bee crisis is threatening our global food supply, but this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation offers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that attract bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. The recommendations are simple: sow seeds for some plants--such as basil, rhododendron, and blueberries--and simply...
Author
Publisher
Kollath+Stensaas Pub
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
Lichens have the capability to dissolve granite. They are very colorful; oranges, yellows, greens, blacks and whites adorn trees, bedrock and even gravestones. This field guide spotlights 120 species, shown in color photos with natural history text.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Following in the footsteps of the bestselling first book THE FIELD GUIDE TO DUMB BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA, the ever-annoyed-by-birds author Matt Kracht brings us THE FIELD GUIDE TO DUMB BIRDS OF THE WHOLE STUPID WORLD. This time he ventures around the globe to include snarky names and descriptions of stupid birds from the whole dang world. Packaged with the same charmingly crappy drawings, maps, and handwriting of the original, this follow-up will...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The Book of Snakes presents 600 species of snakes from around the world, covering nearly one in six of all snake species. It will bring greater understanding of a group of reptiles that have existed for more than 160 million years, and that now inhabit every continent except Antarctica, as well as two of the great oceans.
Author
Publisher
Monterey Bay Chapter, California Native Plant Society
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A photographic field guide to almost 1000 species of wildflowers of Monterey County, California with over 2500 photographs and brief notes on each of the species. Designed for the non-specialist but including enough detail to allow the more knowledgeable plant lover to identify and differentiate between similar species"--Https://www.amazon.com/Monterey-County-Wildflowers-Field-Guide/dp/0943460581--
Author
Series
California natural history guides volume 108
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
©2014
Language
English
Description
"A user-friendly guide to identifying and understanding the spiders of the Pacific Coast. There are 67 families of spiders found in North America, and 59 of them can be found in California. This field guide will cover all 59 of those families, including introduced species and common garden spiders--those will be given extra coverage. Each family is reviewed including details of their identification, taxonomy, distribution, and natural history. There...
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The weird and wonderful world of insects boasts some of the strangest creatures found in nature, and caterpillars are perhaps the most bizarre of all. While most of us picture caterpillars as cute fuzzballs munching on leaves, there is much more to them than we imagine. A caterpillar's survival hinges on finding enough food and defending itself from the array of natural enemies lined up to pounce and consume. And the astounding adaptations and strategies...
Author
Publisher
Lulu.com
Pub. Date
©2017
Language
English
Description
"Horses come in so many colors and patterns, it can be overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be. This book offers just enough science to help make sense of the variations, along with clear, easy-to-understand explanations of each color and each color family, along with plenty of clear, full-color photographs..
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a guidebook which provides identification tips, information on behavior and nesting, locator and range maps, and plumage and species classification data on over one thousand species of birds found in North America.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This is the most comprehensive and trusted guide to reptiles and amphibians of western North America. The new edition retains the realistic and accurate paintings by Robert Stebbins and includes 160 color photographs for additional detail. All range maps are up to date and placed within their species accounts. Family, genus, species, and subspecies names have been updated to the currently accepted usage. Illustrations of eggs and larvae, which can...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Encyclopedic in scope, the book is the first to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. The book is organized by plant family, and more than five hundred species are featured. Each receives a two-page spread with images and text identification keys. Species are arranged within family alphabetically by scientific name, and entries include vital information on seed viability and germination requirements.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"If you are the kind of person who wants to know more about that moth fluttering at the porch light, that shiny beetle inching through the grass, or that patient spider spinning her web in the corner of your garden, this is the book for you. In this colorful beginner's guide, you'll meet the top 150 species of arthropods -- insects, spiders, and kin -- that you are most likely to encounter in everyday life."--Back cover.
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