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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... biogeography . Geography itself has been variously defined as the study of : areal distributions , spatial patterns , locational analysis , man - land relationships , the environmental relationships of man . Biogeography implies a ...
... biogeography . Geography itself has been variously defined as the study of : areal distributions , spatial patterns , locational analysis , man - land relationships , the environmental relationships of man . Biogeography implies a ...
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... biogeographical thinking . The study of plants provides a logical starting point for an understanding of the ... biogeography must have as a strong foundation the systematic study of the earth's plant cover . PLANT CLASSIFICATION ...
... biogeographical thinking . The study of plants provides a logical starting point for an understanding of the ... biogeography must have as a strong foundation the systematic study of the earth's plant cover . PLANT CLASSIFICATION ...
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... Biogeography , 328 et seq . , 329 , 332 Israel , 195 Italy , 180 Iversen , J. , 290 Jacobi , R. M. , 154 Jacobson , Jr. , G. L. , 215 Jamaica , 190 James , G. , 322 , 334 , 335 Janzen , D. H. , 76 Jenkins , D. , 112 Jenny , H. , 35 ...
... Biogeography , 328 et seq . , 329 , 332 Israel , 195 Italy , 180 Iversen , J. , 290 Jacobi , R. M. , 154 Jacobson , Jr. , G. L. , 215 Jamaica , 190 James , G. , 322 , 334 , 335 Janzen , D. H. , 76 Jenkins , D. , 112 Jenny , H. , 35 ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 12 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 34 |
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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