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

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung British Plant Communities is the first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country. It breaks new ground in wedding the phytosociological classification of plant communities with an understanding of how vegetation works. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: J. S. Rodwell, J. S. (Lancaster University) Rodwell, J.S. Rodwell
• Assisted by: J. S. Rodwell (Editor), J. S. (Lancaster University) Rodwell (Editor), John S. Rodwell (Editor), Rodwell J. S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.2000
• EAN: 9780521391672
• ISBN: 978-0-521-39167-2
• No. of pages: 526
• Series: British Plant Communities; British Plant Communities
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Plant Ecology, Botany and plant sciences