Research Catalog

Title

• The description and classification of vegetation, by David W. Shimwell.

Author

Shimwell, David W.

Publication

Seattle, University of Washington Press [1972, c1971]

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Description

xiv, 322 p. illus.; 23 cm.

Series Statement

• Biology series

Subject

• Plant communities
• Vegetation classification
• Vegetation surveys

Genre/Form

Classification

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 290-304.

Contents

Chapter 1. The Quantitative Description of Species Populations -- Practical methods -- Some statistical methods and their applications -- Correlations between species and species performance -- Chapter 2. Association, Formation, Classification and Confusion -- Why classify? -- The basic approaches to vegetation classification -- The units of classification -- Chapter 3. The Physiognomic, Functional and Structural Bases of Vegetation Description -- Phyiognomic characteristics -- Functional characteristics -- Structure in space -- Chapter 4. Structure in Time -- Clements, Moss and Tansley -- The nature of the climax -- The climax pattern hypothesis of Whittaker -- Pattern and process in vegetation -- The relation theoretical approach to pattern and process in vegetation -- Chapter 5. Some Examples of Structural-functional Descriptive and Classificatory Methods -- The Early European Tradition -- The Clementsian Tradition -- The British Tradition -- The Tropical Tradition -- The Symbolic Tradition -- Chapter 6. Floristic Systems of Vegetation Description -- The descriptive technique of the Zurich-Montpellier (Z-M) School -- Scandinavian Traditions -- The Norse-Scots School -- The Danish School -- Chapter 7. Vegetation Gradients and Continua -- Direct gradient analysis -- Indirect gradient analysis -- Chapter 8. Comparisons and Conclusions -- Is there a 'best method' for classifying vegetation? -- Vegetation, education and conservation -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- Author Index -- Subject Index

LCCN

^^^75180238^

OCLC

394012

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