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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... approaches to vegetation study Introduction. Sampling. Physiognomic methods. Dominant species. Floristic methods. Discussion section. References 3. Initial approaches to soil study Definitions. Pedogenic factors. The study of soil ...
... approaches to vegetation study Introduction. Sampling. Physiognomic methods. Dominant species. Floristic methods. Discussion section. References 3. Initial approaches to soil study Definitions. Pedogenic factors. The study of soil ...
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... approach are , of course , just those that make all preparations of further editions a difficult task . The first of these is the desire to bring the material in each chapter up to date , in so far as it is practical to include the ...
... approach are , of course , just those that make all preparations of further editions a difficult task . The first of these is the desire to bring the material in each chapter up to date , in so far as it is practical to include the ...
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... approach is adopted, along the lines of the kind of question students in a tutorial group might ask about the content, aims and importance of a lecture previously attended. No attempt is made to be comprehensive and some comments are ...
... approach is adopted, along the lines of the kind of question students in a tutorial group might ask about the content, aims and importance of a lecture previously attended. No attempt is made to be comprehensive and some comments are ...
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... approach. Quantification and the use of mathematics are sometimes said to be this but before that approach can be used objects must first be selected, and this presupposes a classification. Classification becomes part of an intellectual ...
... approach. Quantification and the use of mathematics are sometimes said to be this but before that approach can be used objects must first be selected, and this presupposes a classification. Classification becomes part of an intellectual ...
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... approach to geography', Geogr.. 49, 369–376. Gilmour, J. S. and Walters, S.M., 1964. 'Philosophy and classification', Vistas in Botany, 4, 1–22. Hill, A. R., 1975. 'Biogeography as a sub-field of geography', Area, 73, 156–161. Morgan ...
... approach to geography', Geogr.. 49, 369–376. Gilmour, J. S. and Walters, S.M., 1964. 'Philosophy and classification', Vistas in Botany, 4, 1–22. Hill, A. R., 1975. 'Biogeography as a sub-field of geography', Area, 73, 156–161. Morgan ...
Contents
Plant dynamics and the nature of vegetation | |
Ecosystems | |
Ecological factors and environmental variations | |
Disturbed ecosystems | |
The Vegetation | |
The soils | |
The impact of | |
General Index | |
Species Index | |
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acid agricultural animals approach areas biogeography birch Britain British Isles brown earths bryophyte Cairngorm Cairngorm Mountains Calluna cent changes chemical classification clay climatic climax vegetation complex conifers conservation coypus crop cycle disturbance dominant Ecol ecologists ecology ecosystem energy environment environmental erosion example factors fire forest Forestry Forestry Commission gley soils grass grassland grazing ground flora growth habitat heather herbivores horizon humus important increasing influence input insect land landscape layer leached lichen litter London measure methods mineral moorland moors mountain natural nutrients oakwood occur organic parent material pattern peat pest pine pinewood plant communities podzol pollen population present PRINT#3 production quadrats Quercus petraea recent regeneration region sample Scotland Scots pine Scottish Highlands seed seedlings shrubs slopes species structure surface Table temperature tree-line trees trophic level tropical upland values vegetation wood woodland zone