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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... Present and future impact. Problems of multiple land use. Conservation problems. Discussion section. References. General Index Species Index 174 209 270 308 343 354 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION In preparing this second edition. vi ...
... Present and future impact. Problems of multiple land use. Conservation problems. Discussion section. References. General Index Species Index 174 209 270 308 343 354 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION In preparing this second edition. vi ...
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... present global distribution patterns of species (e.g. the great spread of coniferous trees in the high lati tudes of the Northern Hemisphere; the floral elements comprising the vegetation of Australia; the world distribution of a ...
... present global distribution patterns of species (e.g. the great spread of coniferous trees in the high lati tudes of the Northern Hemisphere; the floral elements comprising the vegetation of Australia; the world distribution of a ...
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... present in these communities: for example, the mosses in the 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 ...
... present in these communities: for example, the mosses in the 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 ...
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... present. The size and number needed are determined by constructing a species-area curve from the field data. The x~axis shows the increasing size of quadrat used and the number of species recorded in each quadrat becomes the y'axis. The ...
... present. The size and number needed are determined by constructing a species-area curve from the field data. The x~axis shows the increasing size of quadrat used and the number of species recorded in each quadrat becomes the y'axis. The ...
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... present. Ecologists may therefore resort to a regularized pattern of plot location, arguing that systematic distribution throughout the stand gives quite satisfactory results. These practical considerations can outweigh the theoretical ...
... present. Ecologists may therefore resort to a regularized pattern of plot location, arguing that systematic distribution throughout the stand gives quite satisfactory results. These practical considerations can outweigh the theoretical ...
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