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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... appear to be identical in most aspects of their behaviour will differ slightly in one and this may permit their co - existence . A good example is provided by Lack who studied the feeding habits of two similar sea - birds around the ...
... appear to be identical in most aspects of their behaviour will differ slightly in one and this may permit their co - existence . A good example is provided by Lack who studied the feeding habits of two similar sea - birds around the ...
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... appears ( at about 20 miles from the city centre on the south , 50 miles to the north ) . 6. A zone with two smooth , grey foliose lichens appearing , Parmelia perlata and Parmelia reticulata , together with Usnea subfloridana , a ...
... appears ( at about 20 miles from the city centre on the south , 50 miles to the north ) . 6. A zone with two smooth , grey foliose lichens appearing , Parmelia perlata and Parmelia reticulata , together with Usnea subfloridana , a ...
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... appear to have caused any fertility loss ( though we may add that excessive loss of chemicals from farmland in the drainage waters can lead to ecological dis- turbance of rivers , ponds and lakes by the process of eutrophication ) . 2 ...
... appear to have caused any fertility loss ( though we may add that excessive loss of chemicals from farmland in the drainage waters can lead to ecological dis- turbance of rivers , ponds and lakes by the process of eutrophication ) . 2 ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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