Sierra Nevada

Shaping the Sierra: nature, culture, and conflict in the changing West

by Duane, Timothy P.

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Timothy P. Duane documents the impact of rapid population growth on the culture, economy, and ecology of the Sierra Nevada since the late 1960s. He also recommends innovative policies for mitigating the negative effects of future population growth in this spectacular but threate…

Birds of the Sierra Nevada: their natural history, status, and distribution

by Beedy, Edward C., Pandolfino, Edward R.

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"This beautifully illustrated and user-friendly book presents the most up-to-date information available about the natural histories of birds of the Sierra Nevada, the origins of their names, the habitats they prefer, how they communicate and interact with one another, their rela…

California’s Sierra Nevada is on the brink of transformation, and ecological changes are increasingly manifested at broad spatial scales. The California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) is threatened by at least three of the “big four” threats to biodiversity: habit…

Earthquake-induced landslides are likely to be an important sediment transport mechanism along the lower Kern River in the southern Sierra Nevada. The Late-Cretaceous plutonic bedrock has been deeply incised, resulting in the formation of a narrow gorge. The steep outcrop studde…

Climate change is expected to drive shifts in forest species distribution to track ideal climatic conditions. The relative capacity for a tree species to persist under climatic stress is dependent on life history traits, such as growth, survival, and reproduction. Trees that pro…