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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Page 256
... Calluna vulgaris and Trichophorum caespitosum ( Scirpus ) , while Eriophorum vaginatum ( cotton grass ) grows at intermediate points . Much research on upland moors has been concerned with the ecology of heather . A detailed review of ...
... Calluna vulgaris and Trichophorum caespitosum ( Scirpus ) , while Eriophorum vaginatum ( cotton grass ) grows at intermediate points . Much research on upland moors has been concerned with the ecology of heather . A detailed review of ...
Page 258
... Calluna is closely correlated with this practice , as Gimingham has shown . Calluna has well - developed mycor- rhizae and these play an important role in the phosphorus and nitrogen nutri- tion of heather on the many sites of limited ...
... Calluna is closely correlated with this practice , as Gimingham has shown . Calluna has well - developed mycor- rhizae and these play an important role in the phosphorus and nitrogen nutri- tion of heather on the many sites of limited ...
Page 265
... Calluna moors , as the Forestry Commission have found to their cost . This is the most frequently planted exotic conifer , and Gimingham reports evidence that Calluna may release a root toxin to which spruce is sensitive . Calluna is ...
... Calluna moors , as the Forestry Commission have found to their cost . This is the most frequently planted exotic conifer , and Gimingham reports evidence that Calluna may release a root toxin to which spruce is sensitive . Calluna is ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 12 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 34 |
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