Download or read book An Island Called California written by Elna S. Bakker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bakker's classic of ecological science now includes three new chapters on Southern California which make the book more useful than ever. Striking new photographs illustrate the diversity of life, climate, and geological formation.