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The California Valley grassland

Grasslands are distributed throughout California from Oregon to Baja California Norte and from the coast to the desert (Brown 1982) (Figure 1). This review will focus on the dominant formation in cismontane California, a community referred to as Valley Grassland (Munz 1959). Today, Valley Grassland is dominated by non-native annual grasses in genera such as Avena (wild oat), Bromus (brome grass)
Authors
J. E. Keeley

Damaged ecosystems get attention at Channel Inslands

No abstract available at this time
Authors
W. L. Halvorson

Distribution of Pacific Flyway greater white-fronted geese in Mexico

No abstract available at this time
Authors
John Y. Takekawa, Craig R. Ely

Plant communities of Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park

A survey of the plant communities on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park, was conducted from January through July 1988.  Vegetation data were collected at 296 sites using a releve technique.  The plant communities described include: grassland, coastal marsh, caliche scrub, coastal sage scrub, lupine scrub, baccharis scrub, coastal bluff scrub, coastal dune scrub, mixed chaparral, mixe
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Ronilee A. Clark, William L. Halvorson, Andell A. Sawdo, Karen C. Danielsen

Vanishing amphibians: new mystery in an old pattern

No abstract available at this time
Authors
M. P. Hayes, M.R. Jennings

Industrial strength herons: the black-crowns of Baltimore

No abstract available at this time
Authors
R.M. Erwin, V. Anders, A.K. Miles