UC Merced Planning - Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology of Eastern Merced County's Vernal Pool Grasslands

Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology
of Eastern Merced County's
Vernal Pool Grasslands

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This page was last updated on August 24, 2004

Download Full Document (208 MB)
Cover (6.94 MB)
Table of Contents (832 K)
Foreword (404 K) by Robert F. Holland
Acknowledgments (408 K) by John E. Vollmar
Contributors (1.39 MB)
Photo Credits (404 K)
Chapter 1: Introduction (1.33 MB) by John E. Vollmar
Chapter 2: Landscape Setting (9.16 MB) by John E. Vollmar
Chapter 3: Rare Plants (1.81 MB) by John C. Dittes and Josephine L. Guardino
Chapter 4: Vernal Pool Large Branchiopods (1.56 MB) by Brent P. Helm and John E. Vollmar
Chapter 5: Pond and Stream Breeding Amphibians (1.55 MB) by David M. Laabs, Mark L. Allaback, and Susan G. Orloff
Photo Inserts: Rare and Unique Plants and Animals of Eastern Merced's Vernal Pool Grasslands (532 K) Habitats and Landforms of Eastern Merced County's Vernal Pool Grasslands (472 K)
Chapter 6: Aquatic Reptiles (1.46 MB) by Susan G. Orloff
Chapter 7: Birds (1.64 MB) by Todd R. Sloat and Edward D. Whisler
Chapter 8: Small Mammals (1.47 MB) by David M. Laabs and Mark L. Allaback
Chapter 9: Medium to Large Mammals (3.01 MB) by Susan G. Orloff
Chapter 10: Bats (172 K) by Elizabeth D. Pierson and William E. Rainey
Chapter 11: Livestock Grazing and Vernal Pools (124 K) by James D. Robins and John E. Vollmar
Chapter 12: Summary (100 K) by John E. Vollmar
Appendix A: Maps (175 MB)

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