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Introduction to World Vegetation

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  • © 1988

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  1. A. S. Collinson
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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Environmental and ecological principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Land plants, evolution and geography

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      Pages 3-34

    3. The geological record and past distributions

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      Pages 35-60

    4. Ecology, biogeography and energy variations

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      Pages 61-83

    5. Nutrients and nutrient cycles

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      Pages 84-110

    6. Ecosystem conditions and plant distributions

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      Pages 111-132

    7. Soil conditions and their influence on plant distributions

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      Pages 133-161

    8. Plants in communities and their distributions

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      Pages 162-194

  3. The vegetation of tropical and temperate regions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Vegetation and climate: an introduction to world vegetation patterns

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      Pages 197-206

    3. Tropical forests

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      Pages 207-231

    4. Tropical formations with conspicuous grasslands: savannas

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      Pages 232-248

    5. The temperate deciduous forests

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      Pages 249-262

    6. The coniferous forests of the Northern Hemisphere

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      Pages 263-269

    7. The temperate grasslands

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      Pages 270-280

  4. The vegetation of extreme habitats

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-281
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    2. Adaptations and selective factors: an introduction

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      Pages 283-284

    3. Vegetation of arid lands

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      Pages 285-291

    4. Wetlands

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      Pages 292-297
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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

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Introduction to World Vegetation

  • Authors: A. S. Collinson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-3935-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: A. S. Collinson 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-04-581031-4Published: 31 October 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-3935-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: 336

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ecology, Plant Physiology, Civil Engineering

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