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The information in our Guides has been drawn from a wide variety of sources. Insect Guide Please keep in mind that every effort has been made to correctly identify the subjects and provide accurate information in the Guides but mistakes are possible. Please let us know if you see errors in any identifications or information provided. Each individual guide entry lists the References that were used in putting together that entry but we felt it would be helpful to collect a central list of references as well for those who may want to explore the overall subjects more deeply. The list below includes books as well as web sites which have become increasingly valuable tools in recent years. Please keep in mind that you should be skeptical of information found on the Internet (including this site :-) ). Consider the source of the information and try to verify identifications and information using multiple sources if possible.
OVERALL Alden, Peter, and Fred Heath. National Audubon Society Field Guide to California. New York: Knopf, 1998.
INSECTS Evans, Arthur V. National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. New York: Sterling, 2008. Acorn, John. Bugs of Northern Californa. Renton: Lone Pine, 2002. Biggs, Kathy. Common Dragonflies of the Southwest: A Beginner's Pocket Guide. Sebastopol: Azalea Creek, 2004. Manolis, Tim. Dragonflies and Damselflies of California. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003.
WILDFLOWERS and PLANTS Beidleman, Linda H., and Eugene N. Kozloff. Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey. Berekeley, CA: University of California, 2003. Munz, Philip A. Introduction to California Spring Wildflowers of the Foothills, Valleys, and Coast. Eds. Dianne Lake and Phyllis M. Faber. Berekeley, CA: University of California, 2004. Mount Diablo Wildflowers. Walnut Creek, CA: Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association, 2005. Clarke, Charlotte Bringle. Edible and Useful Plants of California. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977. Pavlik, Bruce M., Pamela C. Muick, Sharon G. Johnson, and Marjorie Popper. Oaks of California. Los Olivos, CA: Cachuma Press, 2006.
ANIMALS Rezendes, Paul. Tracking & The Art of Seeing: How to Read Animal Tracks and Sign. New York: HarperCollins, 1999. |
