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 251
... moors and the predom- inance of common heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) is a characteristic feature of both types . In this country , nearly all of the evergreen ... moors of Scotland . A moss layer is present , consisting of. Upland moors 251.
... moors and the predom- inance of common heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) is a characteristic feature of both types . In this country , nearly all of the evergreen ... moors of Scotland . A moss layer is present , consisting of. Upland moors 251.
Page 258
... moors . The wild herbi- vores include red deer , mountain hares , red grouse and ptarmigan . Hares have not usually been cropped but the other species provide for sporting interests . More recently , the commercial market for red deer ...
... moors . The wild herbi- vores include red deer , mountain hares , red grouse and ptarmigan . Hares have not usually been cropped but the other species provide for sporting interests . More recently , the commercial market for red deer ...
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... moor and other ' open ' land . Since many upland moors are derived from other vegetations by the activities of man , just how stable are these heather communities ? The man - made Calluna moors are stable only while the activities which ...
... moor and other ' open ' land . Since many upland moors are derived from other vegetations by the activities of man , just how stable are these heather communities ? The man - made Calluna moors are stable only while the activities which ...
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