1. Introduction; I. Geology and Hydrology; II. Soils and Life in Them; III. Plant Life on Serpentine; IV. Serpentine Domains of Western North America; V. Social Issues and Epilogue; Appendices; Glossary; Plant Index; General Index.
0
I. Geology and Hydrology. 2. Nature of Ultramafics. 3. Mineralogy and Petrology of Serpentine. 4. Water in Serpentine Geoecosystems. References. II. Soils and Life in Them. 5. Soils and Soil Development. 6. Serpentine Soils and their Distributions. 7. Living Organisms: Particularly Animals, Fungi, and Microorganisms. 8. Serpentine Soils as Media for Plant Growth. References. III. Plant Life on Serpentine. 9. Plant Responses to Serpentine Soils. 10. Serpentine Vegetation and Floristics. 11. Serpentine Plant Life of Western North America. 12. Serpentine Vegetation Alliances in Western North Amer.