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... resulting soil types . Edaphology is the scientific study of the influence of soils on living things , particularly ... results from the weathering of underlying solid rock surfaces . But there are soil types which have developed from ...
... resulting soil types . Edaphology is the scientific study of the influence of soils on living things , particularly ... results from the weathering of underlying solid rock surfaces . But there are soil types which have developed from ...
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... result of immi- gration , emigration or migration of species . These movements can be a response to a density - independent factor ( climatic seasonality ) or a density - dependent situation ( as ' excess ' population is forced to seek ...
... result of immi- gration , emigration or migration of species . These movements can be a response to a density - independent factor ( climatic seasonality ) or a density - dependent situation ( as ' excess ' population is forced to seek ...
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... resulting from activities by man can be measured . These sites will allow important research into the functioning of ... result of large - scale human intervention ( e.g. motorways , Rutland Water Reservoir , the Cotswold extractive ...
... resulting from activities by man can be measured . These sites will allow important research into the functioning of ... result of large - scale human intervention ( e.g. motorways , Rutland Water Reservoir , the Cotswold extractive ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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