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Excerpt from Vegetation of Oregon and Washington
The Pacific Northwest is among the more diverse regions of North America in environ ment and vegetation. Oregon and Washington, the heart of this region, encompass wet coast al and dry interior mountain ranges, miles of coastline, interior valleys and basins, and high desert plateau (fig. Moisture, temperature, and substrate vary greatly. Natural vegetation types range from dense coastal forests of tow ering conifers through woodland and savanna to shrub steppe.
The ecology and plant geography of the region have been studied by scientists for over half a century. Major contributors have ih cluded W. S. Cooper, R. Daubenmire, H. P. Hansen, L. A. Isaac, V. J. Krajina, D. B. Law rence, T. T. Munger, M. E. Peck, C. V. Piper, E. H. Reid, and G. B. Rigg. Unfortunately, most of the knowledge which has been gath ered is fragmented - dispersed through jour nals, books, theses, and unpublished files Of data.
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The Pacific Northwest is among the more diverse regions of North America in environ ment and vegetation. Oregon and Washington, the heart of this region, encompass wet coast al and dry interior mountain ranges, miles of coastline, interior valleys and basins, and high desert plateau (fig. Moisture, temperature, and substrate vary greatly. Natural vegetation types range from dense coastal forests of tow ering conifers through woodland and savanna to shrub steppe.
The ecology and plant geography of the region have been studied by scientists for over half a century. Major contributors have ih cluded W. S. Cooper, R. Daubenmire, H. P. Hansen, L. A. Isaac, V. J. Krajina, D. B. Law rence, T. T. Munger, M. E. Peck, C. V. Piper, E. H. Reid, and G. B. Rigg. Unfortunately, most of the knowledge which has been gath ered is fragmented - dispersed through jour nals, books, theses, and unpublished files Of data.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Jerry F. Franklin
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ISBN - 9780331209549
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 230
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Jerry F. Franklin
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ISBN - 9781334476341
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 232
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