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... native to the British Isles , grows significantly faster under windy conditions than the native Scots pine ( as results from a Forestry Commission experimental plot at 490 m in the Cairngorms have shown : over the same period the Scots ...
... native to the British Isles , grows significantly faster under windy conditions than the native Scots pine ( as results from a Forestry Commission experimental plot at 490 m in the Cairngorms have shown : over the same period the Scots ...
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... native to Africa , which preys on the giant snail and bores into its shell . The coypu The coypu ( Myocastor coypus ) is a beaver - like aquatic rodent about 60-90 cm long . It is a native of South American reed swamps and has ...
... native to Africa , which preys on the giant snail and bores into its shell . The coypu The coypu ( Myocastor coypus ) is a beaver - like aquatic rodent about 60-90 cm long . It is a native of South American reed swamps and has ...
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... native pinewoods in eastern and central Scotland . Insects . Unlike the oakwoods , native pinewood is seldom seriously damaged by insect outbreaks . Many species of insect exist but the populations are usually well balanced . Some ...
... native pinewoods in eastern and central Scotland . Insects . Unlike the oakwoods , native pinewood is seldom seriously damaged by insect outbreaks . Many species of insect exist but the populations are usually well balanced . Some ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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