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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... ground flora of beechwoods, the lichens on oak trunks, or the 'unseen' but immensely important fungi and bacteria in the top soil. In certain extreme environments Cryptogams may become the main, and sometimes the only, species present ...
... ground flora of beechwoods, the lichens on oak trunks, or the 'unseen' but immensely important fungi and bacteria in the top soil. In certain extreme environments Cryptogams may become the main, and sometimes the only, species present ...
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... ground flora of grasses, herbs and mosses frequently occurs, some of the herbs reaching several feet in height. A woodland like this has three main strata and may be visualized as in Fig. 2.2. This, of course, is a gross simplification ...
... ground flora of grasses, herbs and mosses frequently occurs, some of the herbs reaching several feet in height. A woodland like this has three main strata and may be visualized as in Fig. 2.2. This, of course, is a gross simplification ...
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... Ground flora mainly of Vaccinium spp (whortleberry), Calluna vulgaris (heather) and Deschampsia flexuosa (wavy hair-grass). Compare this woodland structure with that shown in Fig. 2.5. Fig. 2.5 Eucalyptus woodland (Eucalyptus coccifera ...
... Ground flora mainly of Vaccinium spp (whortleberry), Calluna vulgaris (heather) and Deschampsia flexuosa (wavy hair-grass). Compare this woodland structure with that shown in Fig. 2.5. Fig. 2.5 Eucalyptus woodland (Eucalyptus coccifera ...
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... ground flora of dwarf shrubs. Mote the structural similarities with Fig. 2.4 although these two communities do not have a single species in common. speaking, the structure of a community reflects three components: the vertical ...
... ground flora of dwarf shrubs. Mote the structural similarities with Fig. 2.4 although these two communities do not have a single species in common. speaking, the structure of a community reflects three components: the vertical ...
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... ground environment, the ground-surface environment and, by virtue of its very extensive lateral spreading root system, the below-ground environment of the community. Because a plant community shows structure or layering, it may be ...
... ground environment, the ground-surface environment and, by virtue of its very extensive lateral spreading root system, the below-ground environment of the community. Because a plant community shows structure or layering, it may be ...
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