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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... major problems in vegetation classification ' , Silva fenn . , 105 , 24 . Drury , W. H. and Nisbet , I. C. T. , 1973. ' Succession ' , J. Arnold Arboretum , 54 , 331-68 . Flenley , J. R. , 1979. The Equatorial Rain Forest : a Geological ...
... major problems in vegetation classification ' , Silva fenn . , 105 , 24 . Drury , W. H. and Nisbet , I. C. T. , 1973. ' Succession ' , J. Arnold Arboretum , 54 , 331-68 . Flenley , J. R. , 1979. The Equatorial Rain Forest : a Geological ...
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... major role in this rapid decomposition and Kubiena reports evidence for the formation of the clay - humus complexes in the intestines of earthworms . The humus particles are very small and widely dispersed throughout the top soil which ...
... major role in this rapid decomposition and Kubiena reports evidence for the formation of the clay - humus complexes in the intestines of earthworms . The humus particles are very small and widely dispersed throughout the top soil which ...
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... major advance was the work of Kubiena on European soils . He produced a detailed hierarchical system based on many more soil properties than hitherto considered . These included macro- and micro - morphological features , micro- scopic ...
... major advance was the work of Kubiena on European soils . He produced a detailed hierarchical system based on many more soil properties than hitherto considered . These included macro- and micro - morphological features , micro- scopic ...
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