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British Plant Communities

British Plant Communities

British Plant Communities

Volume 3: Grasslands and Montane Communities
John S. Rodwell, Lancaster University
May 1998
3. Grasslands and Montane Communities
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    British Plant Communities is the first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of Britain. 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.

    • Paperback edition will bring the book within the reach of a much wider audience
    • The classification scheme pioneered in this book has become the standard for conservation and ecology in the United Kingdom
    • Market extends beyond the academic world to conservation professionals and enthusiastic amateurs

    Reviews & endorsements

    "This series represents an outstanding achievement of descriptive plant ecology." Trends in Ecology and Evolution

    "The fruit of nearly a quarter century of effort, this series on British plant communities represents an exceptional and comprehensive compilation that will become a classic and vital reference for ecologists and botanists. It is a pleasure to see the publication of such a careful and valuable contribution and one that also sets a new standard for field ecological surveys." Plant Science Bulletin

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    Product details

    May 1998
    Paperback
    9780521627191
    552 pages
    246 × 28 × 189 mm
    0.98kg
    34 b/w illus. 49 tables
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    Table of Contents

    • 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.
      Contributors
    • C. D. Pigott, D. A. Ratcliffe, A. J. C. Malloch, H. J. B. Birks, M. C. F. Proctor, D. W. Shimwell, J. P. Huntley, E. Radford, M. J. Wigginton, P. Wilkins

    • Editor
    • John S. Rodwell , Lancaster University