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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Page 275
... BROWN EARTHS There is a very widespread occurrence of brown earths in the British Isles . They represent the main but not the only soil type associated with the former climax deciduous woodlands of lowland Britain . Brown earths are ...
... BROWN EARTHS There is a very widespread occurrence of brown earths in the British Isles . They represent the main but not the only soil type associated with the former climax deciduous woodlands of lowland Britain . Brown earths are ...
Page 278
... brown soils ( the brown earths of low - base status ) in charac- ter , they nevertheless have distinctive differences in their morphology and chemistry , such as lower values for pH ... brown earths by recognizing ' wet 278 The soils.
... brown soils ( the brown earths of low - base status ) in charac- ter , they nevertheless have distinctive differences in their morphology and chemistry , such as lower values for pH ... brown earths by recognizing ' wet 278 The soils.
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... Brown calcareous earths Non - alluvial , loamy or clayey without argillic horizon 5.2 Brown calcareous sands Non - alluvial , sandy , without argillic horizon 5.3 Brown calcareous alluvial soils In recent alluvium 5.4 Brown earths ...
... Brown calcareous earths Non - alluvial , loamy or clayey without argillic horizon 5.2 Brown calcareous sands Non - alluvial , sandy , without argillic horizon 5.3 Brown calcareous alluvial soils In recent alluvium 5.4 Brown earths ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 12 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 34 |
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acid agricultural animals approach areas biogeography birch Britain British Isles brown earths bryophyte Cairngorm Calluna cations cent changes chemical clay climatic climax vegetation complex conifers conservation coypus crop cycle deciduous deer disturbance dominant Ecol ecology ecosystem energy environment environmental erosion example factors fire Flandrian forest Forestry Forestry Commission gley soils grass grazing ground flora growth habitat heather herbivores horizon humus important increase influence input insect land landscape layer leached lichen litter mainly methods mineral moorland moors mountain natural nutrients oakwood occur organic parent material pattern peat pest pine pinewood Pinus plant communities podzol pollen population present PRINT#3 production quadrats Quercus Quercus petraea recent region sample Scotland Scots pine Scottish Highlands seed seedlings shrubs slopes species structure surface Table temperature tree-line trees trophic level tropical upland values vegetation wood woodland Zealand zone