Basic BiogeographyFirst published in 1985. This is the is the second edition of a study looking at ecology and biogeography with updated chapters including current research. It starts with the with the study of plants to gain an understanding of the complexities of ecological relationships. |
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... British Isles by A. R. Clapham , T. G. Tutin and E. F. Warburg ( CUP 1962 ) . A much cheaper version of this book by the same authors is the Excursion Flora of the British Isles ( CUP ( 3rd edn ) 1981 ) . A companion set of ...
... British Isles by A. R. Clapham , T. G. Tutin and E. F. Warburg ( CUP 1962 ) . A much cheaper version of this book by the same authors is the Excursion Flora of the British Isles ( CUP ( 3rd edn ) 1981 ) . A companion set of ...
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... British Isles and their vegetation , Vol . 1 , CUP , Cambridge . Walker , D. , 1970. ' Direction and rate in some British Postglacial hydroseres ' , in The Vegetational History of the British Isles ( eds Walker , D. and West , R ...
... British Isles and their vegetation , Vol . 1 , CUP , Cambridge . Walker , D. , 1970. ' Direction and rate in some British Postglacial hydroseres ' , in The Vegetational History of the British Isles ( eds Walker , D. and West , R ...
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Nigel Pears. 9 THE SOILS INTRODUCTION Virtually all the truly natural vegetation of the British Isles has been replaced by a plant cover which , to a greater or lesser extent , reflects the presence of man . In much the same way , many ...
Nigel Pears. 9 THE SOILS INTRODUCTION Virtually all the truly natural vegetation of the British Isles has been replaced by a plant cover which , to a greater or lesser extent , reflects the presence of man . In much the same way , many ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 12 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 34 |
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