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... cover , such as wood products , fibres and drugs . It is therefore essential to know how the various types of plant cover originate , what relationships exist within the vegetation , what changes are taking place and what processes are ...
... cover , such as wood products , fibres and drugs . It is therefore essential to know how the various types of plant cover originate , what relationships exist within the vegetation , what changes are taking place and what processes are ...
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... cover values , however , would clearly indicate the differences in their contribution to the overall vegetation . ( This is not to say that the largest plants are always the most important . Beard showed that the dynamics of some ...
... cover values , however , would clearly indicate the differences in their contribution to the overall vegetation . ( This is not to say that the largest plants are always the most important . Beard showed that the dynamics of some ...
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... cover of semi - natural ancient woodland in this country is only 2 per cent of our land area ( cf. 20 per cent in France ) . Indeed , our total woodland cover ( including plantations ) is only 8 per cent ( cf. Spain 28 per cent , West ...
... cover of semi - natural ancient woodland in this country is only 2 per cent of our land area ( cf. 20 per cent in France ) . Indeed , our total woodland cover ( including plantations ) is only 8 per cent ( cf. Spain 28 per cent , West ...
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