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 76
... climatic region : the most mesophytic community which could exist under the particular climatic regime . Given a stable climate and sufficient time , initial site charac- teristics of soil , physiography , etc. are modified : marked ...
... climatic region : the most mesophytic community which could exist under the particular climatic regime . Given a stable climate and sufficient time , initial site charac- teristics of soil , physiography , etc. are modified : marked ...
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... Climatic Optimum of 2-3 ° C above those of today . The rapid expansion of Alnus ( alder ) and the extensive development of peats are signs of a wetter regime – an oceanic phase replacing a continental one . Some forest was overwhelmed ...
... Climatic Optimum of 2-3 ° C above those of today . The rapid expansion of Alnus ( alder ) and the extensive development of peats are signs of a wetter regime – an oceanic phase replacing a continental one . Some forest was overwhelmed ...
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... climatic change , the beginning of a cooler Sub - boreal period . Further research has suggested other causes . Garbett has recently concluded that the decline was due to over- exploitation of a resource , initially by Mesolithic ...
... climatic change , the beginning of a cooler Sub - boreal period . Further research has suggested other causes . Garbett has recently concluded that the decline was due to over- exploitation of a resource , initially by Mesolithic ...
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