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California Forest Soils: a Guide for Professional Foresters and Resource Managers and Planners (Laacke) 1979 (SD 390.3 U6 C35) Includes general material and description of 25 forest soil series found in California.
"California Soils and Examples of Ultramafic Vegetation" (O'Green, Dahlren and Sanchez-Mata) INTerrestrial Vegetation of California (Barbour, Keeler-Wolf and Schoenherr) 2007 (ref QK 149 T44 2007) Includes an general introduction to soil development and taxonomy followed by the geography of California soils. Includes a special section on ultrmafic soils in California which harbor many of California's rare plants.
Introduction to California Soils and Plants: Serpentine, Vernal Pools, and Other Geological Wonders (Kruckeberg) 2006 (QK 86 U6 K78 2006) (California Natural History Guides # 86) Introduction to basic principles of plant geography and plant endemism with specific examples from California. The book shows how California geology has created unusual soils and land forms--serpentines, carbonate rocks, salt marshes, salt flats, and vernal pools--which in turn has resulted in a great biodiversity in plant life. Includes a directory of sites to visit that show how landforms and soils influence plant life.
Serpentine Geoecology of Western North America: Geology, Soils, and Vegetation (Alexander) 2007 (Digital book available to HSU users only) Introductory chapters cover the geology, hydrology, soils and plant life on ultramafic rocks and serpentine soils. The longest part of the work contains descriptions of 112 serpentine sites arranged into 10 domains. California domains include the Sierra Motherlode, Southern California Coast Ranges, Northern California Coast Ranges and Klamath Mountains. Each domain includes information on the geology, soils and vegetation of that domain with more specific descriptions for each site in the domain. Appendix G includes a list of “California Plant Taxa Endemic to Serpentine”.
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