Plant Geography

Originally published in 1975 and in a second edition in 1980, Plant Geography was the first text in biogeography that provided an adequate treatment of modern plant population theory. It is an introduction to the subject for students of both geography and biology.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Plant Species and Its Ecological Properties 3. Ontogeny, demography and resource allocation in plants 4. Interference and coexistence among plant species 5. Plant environments 6. Plant Migration and Range Development 7. The Structure and Functioning of Vegetation 8. The Analysis of Patterns in Vegetation 9. Plant Geographic Techniques 10. The Hand of Man.

About the author

Martin Kellman is Professor Emeritus of Geography at York University, Toronto, Canada. His main research focus has been on tropical vegetation and soils, with an emphasis upon reconciling contemporary processes and historical records. Tropical Environments (1997) and available from Routledge summarizes much of this work.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Kellman, Kellman Martin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032488509
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3248850-9
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Nature / Plants / Flowers, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Economics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, NATURE / Plants / Trees, NATURE / Plants / Cacti & Succulents, The environment, Physical geography & topography, Agriculture & Related Industries, Agribusiness and primary industries, Physical geography and topography