Basic BiogeographyBasic considerations. Introduction. Inital approaches to vegetation study. Inital approaches to soil study. Plant dynamics and the nature of vegetation. Ecosystems. Ecological factors and environmental variations. distubed ecosystems. Selected examples from the British Isles. The vegetation. The soils. The impact of man. |
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... vegetation left anywhere in the world today . If a disturbance occurs persistently over a long time span a type of vegetation may arise which is unlike any of the expected stages in the normal prisere leading to the climax community ...
... vegetation left anywhere in the world today . If a disturbance occurs persistently over a long time span a type of vegetation may arise which is unlike any of the expected stages in the normal prisere leading to the climax community ...
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... vegetation studies for assessing accurately the degree of agreement between the two elements . References Anderson , D. J. , 1965. ' Classification and ordination in vegetation science : controversy over a non - existent problem ? ' , J ...
... vegetation studies for assessing accurately the degree of agreement between the two elements . References Anderson , D. J. , 1965. ' Classification and ordination in vegetation science : controversy over a non - existent problem ? ' , J ...
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... occurring , non - woody vegetations , although perhaps locally important and providing the landscape with much Chapter 8 The Vegetation Introduction The climax vegetation • Palynology Woodlands Upland moors ⚫ Discussion section • ...
... occurring , non - woody vegetations , although perhaps locally important and providing the landscape with much Chapter 8 The Vegetation Introduction The climax vegetation • Palynology Woodlands Upland moors ⚫ Discussion section • ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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