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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 50
Page 10
... British Mosses and Liverworts by E. V. Watson ( CUP ( 3rd edn ) 1981 ) and Introduction to British Lichens by U. K. Duncan ( Richmond Publishing Co. , Richmond 1970 ) . If the name is not known how should we set about identifying the ...
... British Mosses and Liverworts by E. V. Watson ( CUP ( 3rd edn ) 1981 ) and Introduction to British Lichens by U. K. Duncan ( Richmond Publishing Co. , Richmond 1970 ) . If the name is not known how should we set about identifying the ...
Page 268
... British Vegetation ( 2nd . edn . ) , English University Press , London . Perkins , D. F. , 1978. ' The distribution and transfer of energy and nutrients in the Agrostis - Festuca grassland ecosystem ' , in Production Ecology of British ...
... British Vegetation ( 2nd . edn . ) , English University Press , London . Perkins , D. F. , 1978. ' The distribution and transfer of energy and nutrients in the Agrostis - Festuca grassland ecosystem ' , in Production Ecology of British ...
Page 270
Nigel Pears. 9 THE SOILS INTRODUCTION Virtually all the truly natural vegetation of the British Isles has been replaced by a plant cover which , to a greater or lesser extent , reflects the presence of man . In much the same way , many ...
Nigel Pears. 9 THE SOILS INTRODUCTION Virtually all the truly natural vegetation of the British Isles has been replaced by a plant cover which , to a greater or lesser extent , reflects the presence of man . In much the same way , many ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 12 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 34 |
Copyright | |
9 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid agricultural animals approach areas biogeography birch Britain British Isles brown earths bryophyte Cairngorm Calluna cations cent changes chemical clay climatic climax vegetation complex conifers conservation coypus crop cycle deciduous deer disturbance dominant Ecol ecology ecosystem energy environment environmental erosion example factors fire Flandrian forest Forestry Forestry Commission gley soils grass grazing ground flora growth habitat heather herbivores horizon humus important increase influence input insect land landscape layer leached lichen litter mainly methods mineral moorland moors mountain natural nutrients oakwood occur organic parent material pattern peat pest pine pinewood Pinus plant communities podzol pollen population present PRINT#3 production quadrats Quercus Quercus petraea recent 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 Zealand zone