Plant and Animal Endemism in California
Susan Harrison
Abstract
This book modernizes our understanding of why California is so rich in unique biological diversity. It brings together, for the first time, what recent evolutionary studies have revealed about the origins of the wealth of plants and animals found only in the California floristic province. It also reviews the innovative scientific and policy tools that have been developed for conserving this diversity.
Keywords: endemic, plant, animal, California, evolution, speciation, biodiversity, conservation
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2013 | Print ISBN-13: 9780520275546 |
| Published to California Scholarship Online: January 2014 | DOI:10.1525/california/9780520275546.001.0001 |
