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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... plants: British Mosses and Liverworts by E. V. Watson (CUP (3rd edn) 1981) ... plant morphology. Unfortunately it can take much practice and experience to ... community and its relationship to environment', Ann. Ass. Am. Geogr. 55. 339 ...
... plants: British Mosses and Liverworts by E. V. Watson (CUP (3rd edn) 1981) ... plant morphology. Unfortunately it can take much practice and experience to ... community and its relationship to environment', Ann. Ass. Am. Geogr. 55. 339 ...
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... vegetation and accept as a starting point the existence of distinguishable units or plant communities. The term community suggests not simply living together but also the sharing of a common background (or environment or habitat) and a ...
... vegetation and accept as a starting point the existence of distinguishable units or plant communities. The term community suggests not simply living together but also the sharing of a common background (or environment or habitat) and a ...
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... vegetation and analyse field data, the location of quadrats within the study area, strictly speaking, should be random ... plant community. The minimal area determined is an approximation, involving some Fig. 2.2 Profile diagram of an ...
... vegetation and analyse field data, the location of quadrats within the study area, strictly speaking, should be random ... plant community. The minimal area determined is an approximation, involving some Fig. 2.2 Profile diagram of an ...
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... vegetation ( the community floristics ) . Rather , there is emphasis on the predominant species present and a relatively quick visual classification of these plants into an established set of main morphological categories . The criteria ...
... vegetation ( the community floristics ) . Rather , there is emphasis on the predominant species present and a relatively quick visual classification of these plants into an established set of main morphological categories . The criteria ...
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N.V. Pears. Plant communities are said to possess a structure: the set of life-forms found and their spatial ... community reflects three components: the vertical arrangement of the plants (stratification), the horizontal pattern of ...
N.V. Pears. Plant communities are said to possess a structure: the set of life-forms found and their spatial ... community reflects three components: the vertical arrangement of the plants (stratification), the horizontal pattern 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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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