Basic BiogeographyBasic considerations. Introduction. Inital approaches to vegetation study. Inital approaches to soil study. Plant dynamics and the nature of vegetation. Ecosystems. Ecological factors and environmental variations. distubed ecosystems. Selected examples from the British Isles. The vegetation. The soils. The impact of man. |
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... Britain and they provide several links with previous chapters and with Chapters 9 and 10 . The climax vegetation We have very little truly natural vegetation left in this country today : over a period of several thousand years various ...
... Britain and they provide several links with previous chapters and with Chapters 9 and 10 . The climax vegetation We have very little truly natural vegetation left in this country today : over a period of several thousand years various ...
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... Britain and the climatic differences within Britain which range from a wet , exposed maritime western fringe to a drier , more continental eastern margin . Main soil types The classification of soils into major groups presented below ...
... Britain and the climatic differences within Britain which range from a wet , exposed maritime western fringe to a drier , more continental eastern margin . Main soil types The classification of soils into major groups presented below ...
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... Britain . In this conquest they set fire to woodland as part of their military strategem against local populations . The Romans were also important in clearing lowland areas for cultivation . They were able to tackle some of those sites ...
... Britain . In this conquest they set fire to woodland as part of their military strategem against local populations . The Romans were also important in clearing lowland areas for cultivation . They were able to tackle some of those sites ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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