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 77
... pattern hypothesis : a pattern of plant populations , variously related to one another , corresponding to the pattern of environmental gradients . As environmental factors change so the balance among plant populations would shift . A ...
... pattern hypothesis : a pattern of plant populations , variously related to one another , corresponding to the pattern of environmental gradients . As environmental factors change so the balance among plant populations would shift . A ...
Page 96
... Pattern and process in the plant community ' , J. Ecol . , 35 , 1–22 . Watt , A. S. , 1963. ' A review of " Plant communities of the Scottish Highlands " , Geogr . J. , 129 , 205 . White , P. S. , 1979. ' Pattern process and natural ...
... Pattern and process in the plant community ' , J. Ecol . , 35 , 1–22 . Watt , A. S. , 1963. ' A review of " Plant communities of the Scottish Highlands " , Geogr . J. , 129 , 205 . White , P. S. , 1979. ' Pattern process and natural ...
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... pattern influences the ecological role of the fire . The nature of the site where the fire begins must also be considered . The topography ( slope angles and aspects ) and characteristics of the soil ( e.g. its structure and its ...
... pattern influences the ecological role of the fire . The nature of the site where the fire begins must also be considered . The topography ( slope angles and aspects ) and characteristics of the soil ( e.g. its structure and its ...
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