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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... Biogeography Includes index . 1. Geographical distribution of animals and plants . I. Title . QH.84.P4 574.9 77-8108 ISBN 0-582-48400-6 ISBN 0-582-48401-4 pbk . Set in IBM Journal 10 on 11pt Printed in Great Britain by Whitstable Litho ...
... Biogeography Includes index . 1. Geographical distribution of animals and plants . I. Title . QH.84.P4 574.9 77-8108 ISBN 0-582-48400-6 ISBN 0-582-48401-4 pbk . Set in IBM Journal 10 on 11pt Printed in Great Britain by Whitstable Litho ...
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... biogeography texts have devoted many pages to a study of world vegetation and soil types and are essentially descriptive in approach . The present author does not consider this to be appropriate material for an introductory text . These ...
... biogeography texts have devoted many pages to a study of world vegetation and soil types and are essentially descriptive in approach . The present author does not consider this to be appropriate material for an introductory text . These ...
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... biogeography on the role of man in ecological studies makes it a subject of increasing relevance for the future well - being of our population . The importance of the plant cover The central themes in elementary biogeography are usually ...
... biogeography on the role of man in ecological studies makes it a subject of increasing relevance for the future well - being of our population . The importance of the plant cover The central themes in elementary biogeography are usually ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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