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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... coniferous trees in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere; the floral elements comprising the vegetation of Australia; the world distribution of a particular species) are examined, then this study is what biologists call ...
... coniferous trees in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere; the floral elements comprising the vegetation of Australia; the world distribution of a particular species) are examined, then this study is what biologists call ...
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... Conifer trees are typical examples but the Maidenhair tree is a more primitive type in this group. b. Angiosperms – here the seeds are enclosed in tissues and the group is usually known as the true flowering plants. The brightly ...
... Conifer trees are typical examples but the Maidenhair tree is a more primitive type in this group. b. Angiosperms – here the seeds are enclosed in tissues and the group is usually known as the true flowering plants. The brightly ...
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... conifer forests of high latitudes or the short , tufted grasses of the drier prairies , the form of the vegetation is referred to and not the specific plants present . Some communities consist of one main life - form ( e.g. lichen and ...
... conifer forests of high latitudes or the short , tufted grasses of the drier prairies , the form of the vegetation is referred to and not the specific plants present . Some communities consist of one main life - form ( e.g. lichen and ...
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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