Introduction to World Vegetation

P. E. Collinson

ISBN 10: 0045810311 / ISBN 13: 9780045810314

Published by Springer, Springer Okt 1988, 1988

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -1 Environmental and ecological principles.- 1 Land plants, evolution and geography.- 2 The geological record and past distributions.- 3 Ecology, biogeography and energy variations.- 4 Nutrients and nutrient cycles.- 5 Ecosystem conditions and plant distributions.- 6 Soil conditions and their influence on plant distributions.- 7 Plants in communities and their distributions.- 2 The vegetation of tropical and temperate regions.- 8 Vegetation and climate: an introduction to world vegetation patterns.- 9 Tropical forests.- 10 Tropical formations with conspicuous grasslands: savannas.- 11 The temperate deciduous forests.- 12 The coniferous forests of the Northern Hemisphere.- 13 The temperate grasslands.- 3 The vegetation of extreme habitats.- 14 Adaptations and selective factors: an introduction.- 15 Vegetation of arid lands.- 16 Wetlands.- 17 Arctic and alpine tundra.- 18 The vegetation of estuaries and sea shores.- Conclusion.- Indexes.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 340 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to World Vegetation
• Publisher: Springer, Springer Okt 1988
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0045810311
• ISBN 13: 9780045810314
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 19D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 429 grams

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Synopsis

This book should be of interest to ecologists and plant scientists.

Review

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