Introduction to World Vegetation

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Collinson, P.E. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1988.
Edición:2nd ed. 1988.
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-3935-7
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.