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 152
... native pinewoods . It was based by Lines and Howell on data for growth - rates of Pinus contorta ( lodgepole pine ) . But this species , which is not native to the British Isles , grows significantly faster under windy conditions than ...
... native pinewoods . It was based by Lines and Howell on data for growth - rates of Pinus contorta ( lodgepole pine ) . But this species , which is not native to the British Isles , grows significantly faster under windy conditions than ...
Page 184
... native of North America does little damage to the wild vines there . But it has been deadly in France where it arrived last century , probably brought by shipping to west- coast ports . Some three million acres of French vineyards were ...
... native of North America does little damage to the wild vines there . But it has been deadly in France where it arrived last century , probably brought by shipping to west- coast ports . Some three million acres of French vineyards were ...
Page 249
... native pinewoods in eastern and central Scotland . INSECTS . Unlike the oakwoods , native pinewood is seldom seriously damaged by insect outbreaks . Many species of insect exist but the populations are usually well balanced . Some ...
... native pinewoods in eastern and central Scotland . INSECTS . Unlike the oakwoods , native pinewood is seldom seriously damaged by insect outbreaks . Many species of insect exist but the populations are usually well balanced . Some ...
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