Nature on the Edge: Lessons for the Biosphere from the California Coast Insects desert scrub

desert scrub

Modoc Plateau

•Common and scientific names

Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus greggii Common Name Desert Ceanothus

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Nature on the Edge: Lessons for the Biosphere from the California Coast Insects desert scrubIn Nature on the Edge, ecologist Bruce Byers offers readers new perspectives on two iconic California coastal regions, San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate and the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. While many peoplein California and elsewhereare familiar with these two areas, they may not know that they are part of a network of international biosphere reserves organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).