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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This regrowth may be associated with attempts by the natural vegetation to
recolonize the site by means of seral developments. In this chapter we cannot
cover all these various sides of the problem. Rather, we will concentrate on one ...
This regrowth may be associated with attempts by the natural vegetation to
recolonize the site by means of seral developments. In this chapter we cannot
cover all these various sides of the problem. Rather, we will concentrate on one ...
Page 169
Quercus robur (the pedunculate oak) is today the most common of the two and is
typically associated with damp oakwood developed on heavier lowland soils.
Quercus petraea (sessile or durmast oak) is found on shallower soils, frequently ...
Quercus robur (the pedunculate oak) is today the most common of the two and is
typically associated with damp oakwood developed on heavier lowland soils.
Quercus petraea (sessile or durmast oak) is found on shallower soils, frequently ...
Page 206
Farming practices, whether associated with crop cultivation or pastoral systems,
have not completely blurred the original soil characteristics of each region.
Certain fundamental differences still persist in our soils to permit, on the one
hand, ...
Farming practices, whether associated with crop cultivation or pastoral systems,
have not completely blurred the original soil characteristics of each region.
Certain fundamental differences still persist in our soils to permit, on the one
hand, ...
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Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Basic Biogeography A Longman Text |
| Author | Nigel Pears |
| Edition | 3, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Longman, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2011 |
| ISBN | 0582484014, 9780582484016 |
| Length | 272 pages |
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