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Natural History of Vacant Lots / Matthew F. Vessel, Herbert H. Wong.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: California Natural History Guides ; 50Publisher: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]Copyright date: �1987Edition: Reprint 2020Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0520318447
  • 9780520318441
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 574.5/268 19/eng/20230216
LOC classification:
  • QH541.5.V27
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Editorial Note and Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- THE VACANT LOT AS AN ECOSYSTEM -- SEASONAL OBSERVATIONS OF VACANT LOTS -- WEEDY WAYSIDES AND ROADWAYS AS ECOSYSTEMS -- SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF WEEDY PLANTS -- SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES -- LIST OF COMMON SPECIES IN DISTURBED AREAS -- DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS FOUND IN VACANT LOTS AND WAYSIDES -- Glossary -- Selected References -- Index
Summary: Vacant lots aren't really vacant: a surprising number of plants and animals live in the left-over spaces in our cities. In this fascinating guide, authors Vessel and Wong provide a broad introduction to the unique ecosystems that can survive in the urban environment.
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Frontmatter -- Editorial Note and Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- THE VACANT LOT AS AN ECOSYSTEM -- SEASONAL OBSERVATIONS OF VACANT LOTS -- WEEDY WAYSIDES AND ROADWAYS AS ECOSYSTEMS -- SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF WEEDY PLANTS -- SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES -- LIST OF COMMON SPECIES IN DISTURBED AREAS -- DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS FOUND IN VACANT LOTS AND WAYSIDES -- Glossary -- Selected References -- Index

In English.

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Vacant lots aren't really vacant: a surprising number of plants and animals live in the left-over spaces in our cities. In this fascinating guide, authors Vessel and Wong provide a broad introduction to the unique ecosystems that can survive in the urban environment.

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