Ebook: Introduction to World Vegetation

Ecologists will find Collinson's book to be a highly readable and engaging synthesis, certainly worthy of consideration for use in an undergraduate vegetation ecology course. - Ecology

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Land plants, evolution and geography....Pages 3-34
The geological record and past distributions....Pages 35-60
Ecology, biogeography and energy variations....Pages 61-83
Nutrients and nutrient cycles....Pages 84-110
Ecosystem conditions and plant distributions....Pages 111-132
Soil conditions and their influence on plant distributions....Pages 133-161
Plants in communities and their distributions....Pages 162-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Vegetation and climate: an introduction to world vegetation patterns....Pages 197-206
Tropical forests....Pages 207-231
Tropical formations with conspicuous grasslands: savannas....Pages 232-248
The temperate deciduous forests....Pages 249-262
The coniferous forests of the Northern Hemisphere....Pages 263-269
The temperate grasslands....Pages 270-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Adaptations and selective factors: an introduction....Pages 283-284
Vegetation of arid lands....Pages 285-291
Wetlands....Pages 292-297
Arctic and alpine tundra....Pages 298-303
The vegetation of estuaries and sea shores....Pages 304-311
Conclusion....Pages 313-313
Back Matter....Pages 314-325

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Land plants, evolution and geography....Pages 3-34
The geological record and past distributions....Pages 35-60
Ecology, biogeography and energy variations....Pages 61-83
Nutrients and nutrient cycles....Pages 84-110
Ecosystem conditions and plant distributions....Pages 111-132
Soil conditions and their influence on plant distributions....Pages 133-161
Plants in communities and their distributions....Pages 162-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Vegetation and climate: an introduction to world vegetation patterns....Pages 197-206
Tropical forests....Pages 207-231
Tropical formations with conspicuous grasslands: savannas....Pages 232-248
The temperate deciduous forests....Pages 249-262
The coniferous forests of the Northern Hemisphere....Pages 263-269
The temperate grasslands....Pages 270-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Adaptations and selective factors: an introduction....Pages 283-284
Vegetation of arid lands....Pages 285-291
Wetlands....Pages 292-297
Arctic and alpine tundra....Pages 298-303
The vegetation of estuaries and sea shores....Pages 304-311
Conclusion....Pages 313-313
Back Matter....Pages 314-325
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