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1464 BRIT.ORG/SIDA21(3) BOOKREVIEWS Trac:yIrwinStori:r,Rc-ibkriL.Umnctr,andDavipLiikas.2004.SierraNevadaNatural History.RevisedEdition.(ISBN0^520-23277-1hbk.;ISBN0-520-24096-0, pbk.).UniversityofCalifornial^rcss,Berkeley.CA94704,U.S.A(Orders: Californial^rincetonFulfillinentServices,1445LowerFerryRoad,Ewing, NJ08618,U.S.A.,609-883-1759,609-883-7413tax;wwvv.ucpress.edu).$24,95 pbk.,439pp.,colorphotos,b/wdrawings,5"x8". TheoriginaleditionbyStorerandUsingcrwaspnblishcdinl%5,l.ukashasextensivelyrevisedthis popularguidetothetopologygeography,fauna,andlloraolthe.uca,ineorporatingfieldandlabo- ratoryinvestigationsandtaxonomiechanges.Intheconcisebutilioroughintroductionheexplains theregionanditsdiversayVeryimportantistherelativelybriefsection,"TheC;hangingl.,mdscape," inwhichhediscussestheeilcctsoiglobalwarmmg,clearcuttingolforesis,tlieuseolprescribedfire, iniroducednon-nativespecies,andalsohumanimpact. Thebookisnotdelinitu'einspeciesoltlieareabutrailierihoseihataremo.^ilikelytobeen- couiuerecLl-ollowingciciispeciesdescription,distributionisnoted,ihatis.thehabitat,terrain,cl- eb\\''amtiaonn.a"nRdemoatrhkesr"crienactiluu'dces.iAntserienstthiengeafralcites,rseduicthioans,,tilnitahweincgasseaoclcoIlmopwaenryinmga[nilyanissp,etchieesusinetolhettheextm, andover=iOOsmallbutbrilliantcolorphotographsenhancethebook,servingasbothaidtoidentili- cationandstimuluslortheuser. Thebookiswellboundandacomtortable-to-holdfield-guidesize—JoaniiKar\^fs.BoUiiiiuil RcsainhInstHuteojTexas.FortWoyth.TX.76102-4060.VS.A. PilYiiISM.FabiR(Ei\) 1997 California'sWildGardens:AGuidetoFavoriteBo- tanicalSites.(ISBN0-520-24031-6,pbk.).UniversityolCaliforniaPress, Berkeley,CA94704,U.S.A(Orders:CaliforniaPrincetonFulfillmentSer- vices,1445LowerFerryRoad,Ewmg,NJ08618,U.S.A.,609-883-1759,609- 883-7413fax;wwwucprcss.edu).$34.95pbk.,236pp.,colorphotos,9"x12". ThisISa200iprintingol,iKX)7title,C.aUloniiu'sWildGanlcns:ALivingi_ci;ucv.Quotingfromtlie prelace,"C^alilorniaisbles.sedwithau'caltholplantlitethaireflectsthediversityolitsnaiuralland- scape.Showcasingsomeolthestate'srareanduniqueplantsandtheirdistinctivehabitatsalong withsomeolthemorecommontreasures,thisbookattemptstopnnideanintroductiontoCalilornia's pricelessbotanicalheritage."BoththeCaliforniaNativePlantSocieiyandtheC;alilorniaDepartment olfish.iiidCi.ime,uvtobecongratul.itedinproducingthisbeautilulbnok. SIDA21(3):1464.2005
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