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 118
All the trees in an even - aged stand reach maturity at about the same time ,
thereafter entering a declining stage together . Such communities will tend to
show reduced ecological diversity when compared with the uneven - aged
forests with its ...
All the trees in an even - aged stand reach maturity at about the same time ,
thereafter entering a declining stage together . Such communities will tend to
show reduced ecological diversity when compared with the uneven - aged
forests with its ...
Page 176
Although there are more trees they are smaller and this allows more light to reach
the ground . The bilberry grows to 60–70 cm and the heather reaches 100 cm or
more high . Bracken and several ferns are also well represented . Holly is again ...
Although there are more trees they are smaller and this allows more light to reach
the ground . The bilberry grows to 60–70 cm and the heather reaches 100 cm or
more high . Bracken and several ferns are also well represented . Holly is again ...
Page 192
A moss layer is present , consisting of Hypnum cupressiforme , Dicranum
scoparium and Hylocomium splendens and , after fire , Erica cinerea ( bell
heather ) and Vaccinium spp may reach co - dominance locally with the Calluna .
This is the ...
A moss layer is present , consisting of Hypnum cupressiforme , Dicranum
scoparium and Hylocomium splendens and , after fire , Erica cinerea ( bell
heather ) and Vaccinium spp may reach co - dominance locally with the Calluna .
This is the ...
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Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
Copyright | |
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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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