{"product_id":"plants-of-the-pacific-coast-from-alaska-to-oregon-including-british-columbia-and-washington","title":"Plants of the Pacific Coast: From Alaska to Oregon, including British Columbia and Washington","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis long-awaited successor to the bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePlants of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e features over 700 trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, horsetails and lycopods of the north Pacific coast of North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe region, stretching from southeast Alaska to northwest Oregon, is characterized by humid forests, imposing mountains, muscular rivers, serene and stormy seas, and myriad islands, beaches, wetlands, and meadows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthors Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon, field botanists and forest ecologists who each have 50 years of experience in the region, are joined for this brand-new, fully updated field guide by two colleagues: ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph (Styawat), of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation, and botanist and biodiversity specialist Jamie Fenneman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis user-friendly book focuses on the vascular plants―their identification, description, ecology, and traditional uses―of the coastal ecosystems of northwest North America. It describes the plants of the region’s temperate rainforests, dry-belt lowland forests, cool subalpine forests, and non-forested habitats from tidewater to alpine, including some common introduced species. The species descriptions are packed with colour photos, range maps, and illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePlants of the Pacific Coast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is organized by life form so that species that resemble one another appear in the same group. Within the major sections―Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers, Aquatics, Graminoids (grasses and grass-like plants), Ferns and Relatives―plants are organized by family. The field guide’s opening section includes an introduction to the region’s physical environment; a description of its plant cover; an overview of regional biodiversity, ecological resilience, and climate change; and an exploration of regional ethnobotany, with insights into Indigenous plant knowledge, uses, and ecosystem management. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis comprehensive guide includes up-to-date taxonomy, keys, hundreds of colour photos, ethnobotanical essays, and engaging notes. It will appeal to anyone interested in the region’s rich and diverse plant life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CanScience","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48575335432404,"sku":"9781069158208","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinderbooks.ca\/products\/plants-of-the-pacific-coast-from-alaska-to-oregon-including-british-columbia-and-washington","provider":"Kinder Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}