Jerry F. Franklin

A fairly extensive overview of vegetation communities in Oregon and Washington. It was slightly off-putting for plants to be referred to only by botanical name, but then it's highly worthwhile to learn what common name corresponds to what botanical name. The references to soil types were extremely cryptic as well, at least for those who are not well-versed in geological terms (e.g Haplumbrepts, Regosols, etc.). My goal in reading this was to better understand the natural vegetation of Oregon and Washington, and I do now, so mission accomplished.… (mehr)