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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... measure of their dominance. Angiosperms are sub-divided into the Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons: a division based mainly on differences in floral structures and the number of initial leaves (cotyledons) produced when the seed first ...
... measure of their dominance. Angiosperms are sub-divided into the Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons: a division based mainly on differences in floral structures and the number of initial leaves (cotyledons) produced when the seed first ...
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... measurement of the plant morphology. Unfortunately it can take much practice and experience to work speedily through a key. Some books rely more on immediate visual recognition, with all the common plants well illustrated. Good examples ...
... measurement of the plant morphology. Unfortunately it can take much practice and experience to work speedily through a key. Some books rely more on immediate visual recognition, with all the common plants well illustrated. Good examples ...
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... measurement. British ecologists working in species-rich Tropical Rain Forest (where up to 400 different species of tall trees, 300 species of small trees or shrubs and 100 species of large woody vines may be encountered) have ...
... measurement. British ecologists working in species-rich Tropical Rain Forest (where up to 400 different species of tall trees, 300 species of small trees or shrubs and 100 species of large woody vines may be encountered) have ...
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... measurement and to this extent at least the beginner can make some headway with this approach . FLORISTIC METHODS ... measured properties like the number of individuals per unit area ) . In the first category species are assigned to ...
... measurement and to this extent at least the beginner can make some headway with this approach . FLORISTIC METHODS ... measured properties like the number of individuals per unit area ) . In the first category species are assigned to ...
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... measure could be turned into a quantitative one by expressing the vitality of the plant in terms of some aspect of its morphology which has been accurately measured. The aspect selected might be leaf length or width, the number of ...
... measure could be turned into a quantitative one by expressing the vitality of the plant in terms of some aspect of its morphology which has been accurately measured. The aspect selected might be leaf length or width, the number of ...
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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