Author(s) :
Dahl, E.
Editors :
Dahl, E.
Book
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The phytogeography of Northern Europe: British Isles, Fennoscandia and adjacent areas
2007
pp.xii + 297 pp.
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Abstract :
Eilif Dahl, who died in 1993, had one of the most original and creative minds in plant geography. His approach went far beyond the description of distribution patterns and the establishment of correlations between distributions and particular climatic variables. His understanding of physiological mechanisms that influenced and controlled the observed distributional patterns was a key feature of his numerous ideas and hypotheses. He was also aware of the importance of
historyhistorySubject Category: Disciplines, Occupations and Industries
see more details as an influence on present day plant distribution, especially in Arctic
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see more details. This book brings to bear his wide range of interests in physics, chemistry, geology, climatology, meteorology and mathematics, as well as
plant ecologyplant ecologySubject Category: Miscellaneous
see more details and plant systematics, to analyse and explain the distribution of individual plant taxa across northwestern
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see more details. This book will stand as a testament to the ideas and inspiration of a fine scientist. This book was first published in 1998 and this is a digital reprint.
ISBN :
9780521035590
Record Number :
20093327485
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press
Location of publication :
Cambridge
Country of publication :
UK
Language of text :
English
Indexing terms for this abstract:
Organism descriptor(s) :
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Descriptor(s) :
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see more details, geographical distributiongeographical distributionSubject Category: Properties
see more details, historyhistorySubject Category: Disciplines, Occupations and Industries
see more details, phytogeographyphytogeographySubject Category: Disciplines, Occupations and Industries
see more details, plant ecologyplant ecologySubject Category: Miscellaneous
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Identifier(s) :
endemism
Geographical Location(s) :
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Broader term(s) :
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