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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... approach ? Yes , so much so that Stoddart points to four properties of ecosystems which make the concept of particular importance and suitability in geographical investigation : 1. The concept is monistic , that is it brings together ...
... approach ? Yes , so much so that Stoddart points to four properties of ecosystems which make the concept of particular importance and suitability in geographical investigation : 1. The concept is monistic , that is it brings together ...
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... approach , Prentice- Hall , London . Darling , F. F. , 1938. Birds Flock and the Breeding Cycle , CUP , Cambridge . Evans , F. C. , 1956. ' Ecosystem as the basic unit in ecology ' , Science , 123 , 1127–8 . Fosberg , F. R. , 1963 ...
... approach , Prentice- Hall , London . Darling , F. F. , 1938. Birds Flock and the Breeding Cycle , CUP , Cambridge . Evans , F. C. , 1956. ' Ecosystem as the basic unit in ecology ' , Science , 123 , 1127–8 . Fosberg , F. R. , 1963 ...
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... approach to plant ecology similar in many respects to Jenny's factorial approach to soils ( Chapter 3 ) . In this case the equation reads : vegetation = ƒ ( climate , parent materials , relief , organisms , time ) For the parent ...
... approach to plant ecology similar in many respects to Jenny's factorial approach to soils ( Chapter 3 ) . In this case the equation reads : vegetation = ƒ ( climate , parent materials , relief , organisms , time ) For the parent ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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