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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... methods to demonstrate that for Clova Mountain in Scotland there was an increase from 7 to 27 per cent in ... methods Floristic methods lead to a more precise description of the vegetation stand , the plot selected for detailed treatment ...
... methods to demonstrate that for Clova Mountain in Scotland there was an increase from 7 to 27 per cent in ... methods Floristic methods lead to a more precise description of the vegetation stand , the plot selected for detailed treatment ...
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... methods , the study of relationships between sets of interdependent variables . Many recent methods stem from a recognition of the subjective nature of earlier work and the consequent desire to develop an objective approach . Only a few ...
... methods , the study of relationships between sets of interdependent variables . Many recent methods stem from a recognition of the subjective nature of earlier work and the consequent desire to develop an objective approach . Only a few ...
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... methods for the hierarchical classification of vegetation . These methods have progressively become more statistically complex , as indeed have many recent ordination methods . Their first method forms the basis for some of the later ...
... methods for the hierarchical classification of vegetation . These methods have progressively become more statistically complex , as indeed have many recent ordination methods . Their first method forms the basis for some of the later ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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