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 213
... usually a peat deposit . Sites showing disturbance or contam- ination of the sediments are rejected for analysis . The peat layers themselves are carefully described and examined for any macroscopic remains ( Fig . 8.5 ) . These may ...
... usually a peat deposit . Sites showing disturbance or contam- ination of the sediments are rejected for analysis . The peat layers themselves are carefully described and examined for any macroscopic remains ( Fig . 8.5 ) . These may ...
Page 258
... usually localized . Man's chief interest lies in the native and domesticated vertebrate herbivores which freely range our upland moors . The wild herbi- vores include red deer , mountain hares , red grouse and ptarmigan . Hares have not ...
... usually localized . Man's chief interest lies in the native and domesticated vertebrate herbivores which freely range our upland moors . The wild herbi- vores include red deer , mountain hares , red grouse and ptarmigan . Hares have not ...
Page 276
... usually have a high base status . Although they may be flooded occasionally , they are not poorly drained . PODZOLS The profile described in Chapter 3 ( page 36 ) was essentially that of a Podzol . These soils have clearly ...
... usually have a high base status . Although they may be flooded occasionally , they are not poorly drained . PODZOLS The profile described in Chapter 3 ( page 36 ) was essentially that of a Podzol . These soils have clearly ...
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