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 91
... Grazing made impossible by abundance of Rubus , etc. Decaying Myrica Continued grazing preventing Myrica regeneration and enhancing abundance of Rubus ( blackberry ) and Pteridium ( bracken ) , etc. Heavy grazing eliminates Persea Open ...
... Grazing made impossible by abundance of Rubus , etc. Decaying Myrica Continued grazing preventing Myrica regeneration and enhancing abundance of Rubus ( blackberry ) and Pteridium ( bracken ) , etc. Heavy grazing eliminates Persea Open ...
Page 240
... grazing ceases , many heavily browsed seedlings quickly put on new leaf growth , using reserves in the swollen tap - root . However , Shaw describes another form of grazing which he feels is extremely important for seedling growth . The ...
... grazing ceases , many heavily browsed seedlings quickly put on new leaf growth , using reserves in the swollen tap - root . However , Shaw describes another form of grazing which he feels is extremely important for seedling growth . The ...
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... grazing or trampling , and only 11 per cent were undamaged . More recent studies by Miller and Cummins and Miller et al . have confirmed the import- ance of repeated deer browsing . In addition to deer grazing , some regeneration is ...
... grazing or trampling , and only 11 per cent were undamaged . More recent studies by Miller and Cummins and Miller et al . have confirmed the import- ance of repeated deer browsing . In addition to deer grazing , some regeneration is ...
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