British Plant Communities v3: Grasslands and Montane Communities (British Plant Communities, Series Number 3)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: New Ed, 8/21/2008
EAN 9780521627191, ISBN10: 0521627192
Paperback, 552 pages, 24.6 x 18.9 x 3.2 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
British Plant Communities is the first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country. It covers all natural, semi-natural and major artificial habitats in Great Britain (but not Northern Ireland), representing the fruits of 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 concern traditional in Great Britain to understand how vegetation works. The published volumes have been greeted with universal acclaim, and the 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.
List of figures
Preface and acknowledgements
Preamble
MESOTROPHIC GRASSLANDS
Introduction to mesotrophic grasslands
Key to mesotrophic grasslands
Community descriptions
CALCICOLOUS GRASSLANDS
Introduction to calcicolous grasslands
Key to calcicolous grasslands
Community descriptions
CALCIFUGOUS GRASSLANDS AND MONTANE COMMUNITIES
Introduction to calcifugous grasslands and montane communities
Key to calcifugous grasslands and montane communities
Community descriptions
Index of synonyms
Index of species
Bibliography.