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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... produce by genetical engineering tailor-made species to suit our environments. This is one of the main reasons for the conservation of all species so as to maintain the genetic variability of the biosphere. By wisely exploiting this ...
... produce by genetical engineering tailor-made species to suit our environments. This is one of the main reasons for the conservation of all species so as to maintain the genetic variability of the biosphere. By wisely exploiting this ...
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... produce a descending order of plant categories (or taxa). The hierarchy, which is also used for animal classification, is shown in Fig. 1.1. In the eighteenth century a Swedish botanist, Carl von Linne, also known as Linnaeus, advanced ...
... produce a descending order of plant categories (or taxa). The hierarchy, which is also used for animal classification, is shown in Fig. 1.1. In the eighteenth century a Swedish botanist, Carl von Linne, also known as Linnaeus, advanced ...
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... produce offspring which establish in the vicinity of the parent. This process leads to plant growth in the mass or simply vegetation. Vegetation can usually be subdivided into groups of plants, i.e. certain combinations of species which ...
... produce offspring which establish in the vicinity of the parent. This process leads to plant growth in the mass or simply vegetation. Vegetation can usually be subdivided into groups of plants, i.e. certain combinations of species which ...
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... produce a 'law of diminishing returns' curve and the number of quadrats appropriate for the study should be obvious. When statistical techniques are used to describe vegetation and analyse field data, the location of quadrats within the ...
... produce a 'law of diminishing returns' curve and the number of quadrats appropriate for the study should be obvious. When statistical techniques are used to describe vegetation and analyse field data, the location of quadrats within the ...
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... produce seeds. The parent plant dies completely and seeds remain inactive until favourable conditions return. 6. Hydrophytes (HH) - water plants with a similar response to geophytes; the protection afforded by water is analogous to that ...
... produce seeds. The parent plant dies completely and seeds remain inactive until favourable conditions return. 6. Hydrophytes (HH) - water plants with a similar response to geophytes; the protection afforded by water is analogous to that ...
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