British Plant Communities: Volume 5, Maritime Communities and Vegetation of Open Habitats

ISBN-13: 9780521644761 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 528 str.

J. S. Rodwell; J. S. Rodwell

Opis

British Plant Communities is the first systematic and comprehensive account of all natural, semi-natural and major artificial habitats in Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland), representing fifteen years of research by leading plant ecologists. The book breaks new ground in wedding the rigorous interest in the classification of plant communities that has characterized Continental phytosociology with the deep traditional concern in Great Britain to understand how vegetation works. The acclaimed series has become firmly established as a framework for a wide variety of teaching, research and management activities in ecology, conservation, and land-use planning.

Recenzje

' … there is much in this book that will be of interest both to those who embrace and those who do not embrace the phytosociological approach towards vegetation.' Journal of Biogeography

Spis treści

List of figures; Preface and acknowledgements; Preamble; Part I. Salt-Marsh Communities: Introduction to salt-marsh communities; Key to salt-marsh communities; Community descriptions; Part II. Sand-Dune Communities: Introduction to sand-dune communities; Key to sand-dune communities; Community descriptions; Part III. Maritime Cliff Communities: Introduction to maritime cliff communities; Key to maritime cliff communities; Community descriptions; Part IV. Vegetation of Open Habitats: Introduction to vegetation of open habitats; Key to vegetation of open habitats; Community descriptions; Phytosociological conspectus of British plant communities; Index of synonyms; Index of species; Bibliography.