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The second edition of The Digital Jepson Manual has been thoroughly revised and expanded. It now includes over 7,600 plant species, with nearly two-thirds illustrated. New features include integrated scientific research, updated taxonomic information, and a new chapter on geology and vegetation history. The digital edition allows for improved searchability, navigation, zooming of illustrations, and ease of use on tablets. It maintains the comprehensive coverage of California's flora as the primary reference, now with additional functionality through digital format.

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Jepson Manual of Vascular Plants PDF

The second edition of The Digital Jepson Manual has been thoroughly revised and expanded. It now includes over 7,600 plant species, with nearly two-thirds illustrated. New features include integrated scientific research, updated taxonomic information, and a new chapter on geology and vegetation history. The digital edition allows for improved searchability, navigation, zooming of illustrations, and ease of use on tablets. It maintains the comprehensive coverage of California's flora as the primary reference, now with additional functionality through digital format.

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The Digital

Jepson Manual
Vascular Plants of California,
Second Edition
Thoroughly Revised and Expanded

Bruce G. Baldwin (Editor),
Douglas H. Goldman (Editor),
David J Keil (Editor), Robert Patterson (Editor),
Thomas J. Rosatti (Editor)
What’s new with
the second edition?
• # of Taxa
• Native + Naturalized Species: 5,967
• Native + Naturalized Minimum Rank
Taxa: 7,601
• # of Introduced Plants
• Naturalized Species: 991
• Naturalized Minimum Rank Taxa: 7,601
• # of Native Taxa
• Native Species: 4,976
• Native Minimum Rank Taxa: 6,502
• # of Authors
• Just over 300
• # of Taxa, Illustrated
• Number of Terminal Taxa, Illustrated:
4,862
• Total # of Illustrations
• In addition to the above, there are about
25 illustrations/images that are part of
the front material.
What’s new with
the second edition?
• Integrates the latest science with the
results of intensive fieldwork,
institutional collaboration, and efforts
of hundreds of contributing authors.
What’s new with
the second edition?
• Nearly two-thirds of the 7,600
species, subspecies, and varieties the
volume describes are now illustrated
with diagnostic drawings.
What’s new with
the second edition?
• Geographic distributions, elevation
ranges, flowering times, nomenclature,
and the status of non-natives and
native taxa of special concern have all
been updated throughout.
What’s new with
the second edition?
• Introduced taxa noted in several ways:
• Alien taxon (naturalized or waif)
• Weedy, alien taxon
• Rare and/or endangered taxon
What’s new with
the second edition?
• New chapter added: Geologic,
Climatic, and Vegetation History of
California.
What has remained
the same?
• The Jepson Manual is still the single
most comprehensive resource on
California's amazingly diverse flora.
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
• Digital version is now available
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
• Can use features on tablet to provide
preferred fonts and readability.
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
• Additions introduced by UC Press will
improve ease-of-use on e-readers and
tablets:
• Many abbreviations now spelled out
• Taxon names all spelled out
• All Illustrations now linked to
individual accounts as well as in
plates
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
• Links in keys to accounts.
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
Specific features of The Digital Jepson
Manual include:
• Keys with forward and backward links
to other taxonomic levels
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
Specific features of The Digital Jepson
Manual include:
• Plate references in accounts linked to
plates for rapid referral
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
Specific features of The Digital Jepson
Manual include:
• Plates now gathered for easier
comparison
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
Specific features of The Digital Jepson
Manual include:
• Plates now gathered for easier
comparison
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
Specific features of The Digital Jepson
Manual include:
• Plate captions added to provide links
to taxon accounts
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
Specific features of The Digital Jepson
Manual include:
• Individual taxon figures added to
taxon accounts
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
Specific features of The Digital Jepson
Manual include:
• Glossary terms linked to relevant
illustrations
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
Specific features of The Digital Jepson
Manual include:
• List of families linked to each family
account
Advantages to the
Digital Jepson Manual
Specific features of The Digital Jepson
Manual include:
• Fully linked index
Functionality
• Double-click to zoom images
Functionality
• Double-click to zoom images
Functionality
• Search
Functionality
• Dictionary, also word search
Functionality
• New features in iBooks and other
readers will be passed through to the
book as well.
Navigation
• Slider Bar
Navigation
• Slider Bar
• Two TOC’s (TOC and NCX)
Navigation
• Bookmarks
Navigation
• Embedded links in all keys
Purchase your copy
of the digital edition at
www.ucpress.edu/go/
digitaljepson

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