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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Nigel Pears. Initial approaches to soil study Definitions Pedology is the scientific study of soil genesis , i.e. the factors in the formation of soil , the processes involved and the classification of the resulting soil types ...
Nigel Pears. Initial approaches to soil study Definitions Pedology is the scientific study of soil genesis , i.e. the factors in the formation of soil , the processes involved and the classification of the resulting soil types ...
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... soil types are best understood in terms of past climatic patterns . The geology provides the ' starting material ' for soil development . The physical properties and chemical composition of the parent material will be important ...
... soil types are best understood in terms of past climatic patterns . The geology provides the ' starting material ' for soil development . The physical properties and chemical composition of the parent material will be important ...
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... soil over wide areas . Farming practices , whether associated with crop ... types for the British Isles and , on the other hand , to allow con ... soil types across the country . This interplay is expressed in terms of differences in soil ...
... soil over wide areas . Farming practices , whether associated with crop ... types for the British Isles and , on the other hand , to allow con ... soil types across the country . This interplay is expressed in terms of differences in soil ...
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Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
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