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Beschreibung

The go-to guide to California's natural history, now updated with fresh insights on stewardship for a changing climate and diverse naturalist perspectives.

The California Naturalist Handbook offers a fun, science-based introduction to California's natural history, emphasizing observation, discovery, communication, and stewardship. This accessible guidebook explores geology, native plants and animals, freshwater resources, forest and rangeland resources, conservation biology, and the effects of pressing environmental issues. Aspiring naturalists will learn how to keep a nature journal, practice participatory science, and improve ecosystem resilience.

Used statewide for the California Naturalist Program, this updated edition includes:

  • Updated overview of California's unique ecosystems and plant and animal communities
  • Expanded discussions of Indigenous knowledge and stewardship
  • Contributions by diverse naturalist leaders including women, Indigenous peoples, and naturalists of color
  • A deeper dive into southern California's urban and desert ecologies
  • Current climate change information, including fire and forest management, drought, flooding and groundwater issues, and recognition of climate grief
  • Higher quality images showing a more diverse range of habitats

The go-to guide to California's natural history, now updated with fresh insights on stewardship for a changing climate and diverse naturalist perspectives.

The California Naturalist Handbook offers a fun, science-based introduction to California's natural history, emphasizing observation, discovery, communication, and stewardship. This accessible guidebook explores geology, native plants and animals, freshwater resources, forest and rangeland resources, conservation biology, and the effects of pressing environmental issues. Aspiring naturalists will learn how to keep a nature journal, practice participatory science, and improve ecosystem resilience.

Used statewide for the California Naturalist Program, this updated edition includes:

  • Updated overview of California's unique ecosystems and plant and animal communities
  • Expanded discussions of Indigenous knowledge and stewardship
  • Contributions by diverse naturalist leaders including women, Indigenous peoples, and naturalists of color
  • A deeper dive into southern California's urban and desert ecologies
  • Current climate change information, including fire and forest management, drought, flooding and groundwater issues, and recognition of climate grief
  • Higher quality images showing a more diverse range of habitats
Über den Autor
Greg de Nevers is an ecologist and botanist with broad geographical experience and a love for communicating the stories of science to the public. Deborah Stanger Edelman is a cofounder of the California Naturalist Program and has over 30 years of experience working in natural resource restoration, conservation, and education programs. Adina Merenlender is an internationally recognized conservation biologist and Professor of Cooperative Extension in Conservation Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780520412712
ISBN-10: 0520412710
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: De Nevers, Greg
Edelman, Deborah
Merenlender, Adina
Auflage: 2nd edition
Hersteller: University of California Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 226 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Greg De Nevers (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.11.2025
Gewicht: 0,59 kg
Artikel-ID: 134136263

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