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The natural geography of plants

Title: The natural geography of plants / Henry A. Gleason and Arthur Cronquist.
Author: Gleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan), 1882-1975.
Publication: New York : Columbia University Press, 1964.

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Cronquist, Arthur.

Description

viii, 420 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

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Contents

Introduction -- 1. What is Plant Geography? -- 2. Distribution and Range -- 3. The Migration of Plants -- 4. The Principle of Discontinuous Distribution -- 5. Some Considerations of Seed Production -- 6. Behavior of a Plant within its Habitat -- 7. The Speed of Migration -- 8. Retreating Migration -- 9. Limits of Range and Migration -- 10. Looking Backward on Migration -- 11. Looking Backward Still Further -- 12. Summary of Chapters 2-11; Introduction to the Following Chapters -- 13. The Joint Migration of Species into New Habitats -- 14. The Establishment of Joint Ranges -- 15. Flora, Floristic Group, Province -- 16. The Nature of Floristic Groups and Providences -- 17. More About Floristic Groups -- 18. Vegetative Form -- 19. The Concept of Vegetation -- 20. Correlation of Climate and Vegetation -- 21. On Transitions between Provinces -- 22. The Vegetation of North America, North of Mexico -- Index.

ISBN

0231026684
9780231026680

LCCN

64015448

OCLC

ocm00894109
894109
SCSB-308049

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Princeton University Library