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 161
... spread . In the Ovens Valley of North Victoria many thousands of hectares of this conifer were planted in the early ... spread of disease . Where fires lead to even - aged , monospecific forests , conditions for the rapid spread of ...
... spread . In the Ovens Valley of North Victoria many thousands of hectares of this conifer were planted in the early ... spread of disease . Where fires lead to even - aged , monospecific forests , conditions for the rapid spread of ...
Page 180
... spread by the elm bark beetle , and the disease is still spreading northwards . Jones reports that fungicide injections are costly ( £ 10 per tree ) and often fail . The cost of removing dead trees varies from £ 15 to £ 600 per tree ...
... spread by the elm bark beetle , and the disease is still spreading northwards . Jones reports that fungicide injections are costly ( £ 10 per tree ) and often fail . The cost of removing dead trees varies from £ 15 to £ 600 per tree ...
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... spread of the breeding range of Sturnus vulgaris , the European starling , in North America following its release in 1891 in Central Park , New York . Dots outside the 1926 line are chiefly winter records of pioneer spread . Since 1926 ...
... spread of the breeding range of Sturnus vulgaris , the European starling , in North America following its release in 1891 in Central Park , New York . Dots outside the 1926 line are chiefly winter records of pioneer spread . Since 1926 ...
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