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 Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Pears, Nigel Basic biogeography. - 2nd ed 1. Biogeography I. Title 574.9 QH84 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Date Pears, Nigel. Basic biogeography. Includes bibliographies ...
... British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Pears, Nigel Basic biogeography. - 2nd ed 1. Biogeography I. Title 574.9 QH84 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Date Pears, Nigel. Basic biogeography. Includes bibliographies ...
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... BRITISH ISLES 8 The vegetation Introduction. The climax vegetation. Palynology. Woodlands. Upland moors. Discussion section. References. 9 The soils Introduction. Main soil types. The regional pattern. Soil survey and mapping. Late ...
... BRITISH ISLES 8 The vegetation Introduction. The climax vegetation. Palynology. Woodlands. Upland moors. Discussion section. References. 9 The soils Introduction. Main soil types. The regional pattern. Soil survey and mapping. Late ...
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... British Isles & the authors for our fig 8.17 from fig 2 (Brown 1974) & our Table 103 from Table 3 (Streeter 1974); British Society of Soil Science & the authors for our Tables 9.1 from Table 1 (Ball 1966), 9.5 (Avery 1973); Cambridge ...
... British Isles & the authors for our fig 8.17 from fig 2 (Brown 1974) & our Table 103 from Table 3 (Streeter 1974); British Society of Soil Science & the authors for our Tables 9.1 from Table 1 (Ball 1966), 9.5 (Avery 1973); Cambridge ...
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... British Mosses and Liverworts by E. V. Watson (CUP (3rd edn) 1981) and Introduction to British Lichens by U. K. Duncan (Richmond Publishing Co., Richmond 1970). If the name is not known how should we set about identifying the plant ...
... British Mosses and Liverworts by E. V. Watson (CUP (3rd edn) 1981) and Introduction to British Lichens by U. K. Duncan (Richmond Publishing Co., Richmond 1970). If the name is not known how should we set about identifying the plant ...
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... British ecologists working in species-rich Tropical Bain Forest (where up to 400 different species of tall trees, 300 species of small trees or shrubs and 100 species of large woody vines may be encountered) have successfully used a ...
... British ecologists working in species-rich Tropical Bain Forest (where up to 400 different species of tall trees, 300 species of small trees or shrubs and 100 species of large woody vines may be encountered) have successfully used a ...
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