Grasslands are one of California's most important ecosystems in terms of both biodiversity and economic value. Bringing together the large amount of research conducted in recent years on California's grasslands, this comprehensive, state-of-the-art sourcebook addresses the pressing need to understand this unique habitat. Providing an authoritative summary of current grassland science and management, leading scholars examine the history of grasslands from the Pleistocene through European settlement; describe resources that influence grassland structure and productivity focusing on water, nutrient dynamics, global environmental change, and soil biology; explore genetics, ecological interactions, grazing systems, and fire; and discuss grassland management, restoration, and public policy.
- ISBN10 0520252209
- ISBN13 9780520252202
- Publish Date 3 December 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 408
- Language English