Manual of California Vegetation
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Manual of California Vegetation
- From: L* R* <l*@flinders.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 10:35:18 +1000
This is a cut-and-paste from the Scout Report. It's a VERY
comprehensive site, good search engine and has very good
links. Vey well thought out.
Manual of California Vegetation
http://davisherb.ucdavis.edu/CNPSActiveServer/index.html
This detailed resource is provided by the California Native Plant Society
(CNPS), an organization of amateurs and professionals "united by an
interest in the plants of California." In a move towards landscape-based
management and away from single-species management, the vegetation
classification system and manual is organized here by "series": herbs,
shrubs, trees, unique stands (cypress stands, all-thorn stands), habitat
types (fens, alpine), and vernal pools (basalt, claypan, etc.). The site
provides series keys to assist users in determining the appropriate
classification for an area. Details within each series include
habitat-based information, associations, canopy cover, ground layer,
elevation, and references. In addition, each series page features links to
Common species and geographical associated regions, which point users to
related tables, graphics, or entire Websites. [LXP]
Liz
