Southern California Nature Guide - Softcover

McCloskey, Erin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9768200553 ISBN 13: 9789768200556

Publisher: Lone Pine International, 2009

Synopsis

The land south of California's Tehachapi Mountains is home to a diverse landscape and climate. Marine and coastal zones, rugged mountains and the inland deserts of the Mojave and Colorado all contribute to a unique variety of local ecologies.

The Southern California Nature Guide is a handy aid for area residents and visitors alike in identifying the animals and plants you'll find when visiting the region's great outdoors. Each species is portrayed by an accurate hand-drawn color illustration. Accompanying text presents the common and scientific names of the species, descriptions of size and other identifying characteristics, natural history and fascinating facts, and where you can expect to find that species.

The book is conveniently organized by color-coded categories: mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, fish, invertebrates, trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses and ferns.

A full-color quick identification guide, an index and an illustrated glossary are among the features designed to enhance ease of use for the reader.

About this title

About the Author:

Erin McCloskey is an author, editor and environmentalist with a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in Environmental and Conservation Sciences. She has been involved in a number of conservation projects around the world. Erin lived for several years in California where she wrote this as well as the Northern California Nature Guide. She is the author of many titles in this series as well as many additional natural history books for Lone Pine Publishing. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Lone Pine International
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 9768200553
• ISBN 13: 9789768200556
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224