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 58
... further details of rates , processes , and masses involved in specific environmental situations . Thus the modelling will commence with gross climatic models , building variants of geology and topo- graphy and then drainage and ...
... further details of rates , processes , and masses involved in specific environmental situations . Thus the modelling will commence with gross climatic models , building variants of geology and topo- graphy and then drainage and ...
Page 166
... further example is provided by Peacock's study of the rela- tionship between temperatures and leaf growth in Lolium perenne ( perennial ryegrass , an important agricultural grass species ) . Whereas other workers have used temperature ...
... further example is provided by Peacock's study of the rela- tionship between temperatures and leaf growth in Lolium perenne ( perennial ryegrass , an important agricultural grass species ) . Whereas other workers have used temperature ...
Page 293
... further subdivided on the basis of other profile properties . In the 7th Approximation , which is probably the most widely used classi- fication in the world today , soils are divided into ten Orders which are subdivided into Sub ...
... further subdivided on the basis of other profile properties . In the 7th Approximation , which is probably the most widely used classi- fication in the world today , soils are divided into ten Orders which are subdivided into Sub ...
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