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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... detail in order to inject some depth into the study and demonstrate the essential complexity of ecological situations ... detailed statistical concepts should be left until the second - year ' Optional ' course , by which vii time the ...
... detail in order to inject some depth into the study and demonstrate the essential complexity of ecological situations ... detailed statistical concepts should be left until the second - year ' Optional ' course , by which vii time the ...
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... detailed treatment in the field . They are based on its detailed species composition and once this has been compiled several characteristics ( or properties or attributes ) of all the species present will be recorded in the field . Some ...
... detailed treatment in the field . They are based on its detailed species composition and once this has been compiled several characteristics ( or properties or attributes ) of all the species present will be recorded in the field . Some ...
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... Detailed research into these various aspects is still in its infancy . To quote O'Connor : ' The work of the International Biological Programme for the study of productivity and human welfare has involved the detailed investigation of a ...
... Detailed research into these various aspects is still in its infancy . To quote O'Connor : ' The work of the International Biological Programme for the study of productivity and human welfare has involved the detailed investigation of a ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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