Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington

by Jerry F. Franklin, C.T. Dyrness

A reprint of the most comprehensive volume on Pacific Northwest ecology, long recognized as a model for ecological writing.

The classic volume on regional ecology, with more than 500 new bibliographic entries.

Originally published by the U.S. Forest Service in 1973. Reprinted with new bibliographic supplement by the OSU Press in 1988.

452 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1988

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.