Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Abstract Introduction 1. History of Botanical Observations on the Serpentine Flora of California 2. Geology of Serpentine and Related Ultramafic Rocks 3. Serpentine Soils and the Mineral Nutrition of Plants 4. Physiological and Morphological Responses to Serpentine 5. Serpentine Vegetation in California 6. Serpentine Flora in California 7. Serpentine Fauna in California 8. The Evolutionary Ecology of Serpentine Biota in California 9. Exploitation of Serpentine and Other Ultramafics and Effects on Plant Life 10. Land Management and Conservation on Ultramafics Summary Appendices Literature Cited Plates

About the Author

Arthur R. Krukeberg is Professor of Botany at the University of Washington.