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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... flora species are Mercurialis perennis ( dog's mercury ) , Ranunculus ficaria ( lesser celandine ) , Anemone nemorosa ( anemone ) , Endymion nonscriptus ( bluebell ) , Oxalis acetosella ( wood sorrel ) . This list is by no means ...
... flora species are Mercurialis perennis ( dog's mercury ) , Ranunculus ficaria ( lesser celandine ) , Anemone nemorosa ( anemone ) , Endymion nonscriptus ( bluebell ) , Oxalis acetosella ( wood sorrel ) . This list is by no means ...
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... flora , and is more commonly found in Iberia and Western France . The flora and fauna of south - west Ireland con- tains several other species belonging to this Lusitanian element , whose centre of distribution is the western ...
... flora , and is more commonly found in Iberia and Western France . The flora and fauna of south - west Ireland con- tains several other species belonging to this Lusitanian element , whose centre of distribution is the western ...
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... flora which is similar to the ground flora of mixed deciduous woodland . Many of these birchwoods , of both types , have large numbers of boulders on the woodland floor . These rock surfaces often carry a relatively rich bryophyte ...
... flora which is similar to the ground flora of mixed deciduous woodland . Many of these birchwoods , of both types , have large numbers of boulders on the woodland floor . These rock surfaces often carry a relatively rich bryophyte ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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