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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... region to region and often have local significance. This leads to confusion, e.g. Eucalyptus papuana, a native tree of Northern Australia is known as Moreton Bay Ash in the Northern Territories (it is not an ash nor closely related to ...
... region to region and often have local significance. This leads to confusion, e.g. Eucalyptus papuana, a native tree of Northern Australia is known as Moreton Bay Ash in the Northern Territories (it is not an ash nor closely related to ...
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... regions for which accurate reference books ( floras ) are not available comes up against the problem of plant identification ( for example , there are nearly 300,000 species of flowering plant in the world ) . These morphological ...
... regions for which accurate reference books ( floras ) are not available comes up against the problem of plant identification ( for example , there are nearly 300,000 species of flowering plant in the world ) . These morphological ...
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... regions where no protection is required . Sub - divisions of this group are : a . megaphanerophytes ( Pg ) – more than 30 m high b . mesophanerophytes ( Pm ) - 8 to 30 m high c . microphanerophytes ( Pp ) - 2 to 8 m high d . nano ...
... regions where no protection is required . Sub - divisions of this group are : a . megaphanerophytes ( Pg ) – more than 30 m high b . mesophanerophytes ( Pm ) - 8 to 30 m high c . microphanerophytes ( Pp ) - 2 to 8 m high d . nano ...
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... Region Life-form class (%) Phanerophytes Chamaephytes Hemicryptophytes Geophytes Therophytes Normal 46 9 26 6 13 (Raunkiaer) Swiss Alps 0 24·5 68 4 3·5 (Braun- Blanquet) Death Valley, 26 7 18 7 42 California (Braun- Blanquet) More ...
... Region Life-form class (%) Phanerophytes Chamaephytes Hemicryptophytes Geophytes Therophytes Normal 46 9 26 6 13 (Raunkiaer) Swiss Alps 0 24·5 68 4 3·5 (Braun- Blanquet) Death Valley, 26 7 18 7 42 California (Braun- Blanquet) More ...
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... region . Since soils develop over a considerable period of time , it is not necessarily the present - day climate which has had the main influence on their pedological characteristics . For example , many Australian soils are best ...
... region . Since soils develop over a considerable period of time , it is not necessarily the present - day climate which has had the main influence on their pedological characteristics . For example , many Australian soils are best ...
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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