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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Page 16
Dominant species Within the structure exhibited by a plant community one
species will usually be found which is strongly influencing the environment of the
other species present. This plant is frequently referred to as the dominant. It is
usually ...
Dominant species Within the structure exhibited by a plant community one
species will usually be found which is strongly influencing the environment of the
other species present. This plant is frequently referred to as the dominant. It is
usually ...
Page 19
Because a plant community shows structure or layering, it may be possible to
demonstrate a dominant species for each stratum. In the oakwood mentioned
above, Quercus robur may be regarded as the dominant in the tree stratum and
the ...
Because a plant community shows structure or layering, it may be possible to
demonstrate a dominant species for each stratum. In the oakwood mentioned
above, Quercus robur may be regarded as the dominant in the tree stratum and
the ...
Page 58
Aubreville advanced the mosaic or cyclic theory of regeneration, according to
which the present dominant species in a locality would be succeeded by a
different combination of trees. The vegetation is, therefore, constant neither in
space nor ...
Aubreville advanced the mosaic or cyclic theory of regeneration, according to
which the present dominant species in a locality would be succeeded by a
different combination of trees. The vegetation is, therefore, constant neither in
space nor ...
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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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