Download or read book Vegetation of Britain and Ireland written by Michael Proctor and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another volume in the popular New Naturalist Series, this book covers all aspects of the plant life of Britain and Ireland. Michael Proctor, an expert in his field, discusses the development of the landscape of Britain and Ireland from prehistoric times, including the influence of people and their agricultural practices on the vegetation. He provides a comprehensive account of all the different types of plant habitat in Britain and Ireland: from woodlands and scrubland to meadows and grasslands, from wetlands and peatlands to heaths, and from the mountain vegetation to the sea coast. He examines the history and ecology of each of these habitats, and describes the rich variety of flora found living there. The author concludes with an account of the changes to our landscape which have taken place during the twentieth century, and prospects for the future, including the effects of environmental change.
Download or read book Types of British Vegetation written by Central Committee for the Survey and Study of British Vegetation and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plants and Habitats written by Ben Averis and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines the species and habitat approaches to plants and vegetation. This book features 700 plant species that are selected as those which are common, conspicuous or useful ecological indicators; species which collectively make up most of the vegetation in Britain and Ireland.
Download or read book The Flora and Vegetation of Britain written by John Laker Harley and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Illustrated Guide to British Upland Vegetation written by Alison Averis and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive, single book on plant communities in the British uplands, providing concise descriptions of all currently recognised British upland vegetation types. The book brings together all of the upland communities described in the National Vegetation Classification.
Download or read book The Vegetative Key to the British Flora written by John Poland and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following rigorous testing throughout Britain and Ireland over the last 10 years, this second edition is a much revised version with re-written keys, additional species, phenology and, of course, many new novel identification characters. A few new illustrations have been added where space allows. In addition, the nomenclature has been updated in line with modern taxonomy. Each key has been carefully reviewed and revamped so this version aims to be quicker and more comprehensive in detail than its predecessor, greatly improving on the original work. Additional floral and fruiting characters have been added for some of the more difficult species making it more handy for casual field use.
Download or read book Hybrid Flora of the British Isles written by Clive A. Stace and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vascular plant hybrids are numerous and constitute an important feature of our vegetation, but all too often they have been neglected by botanists. Some hybrids between native species are rare, sterile and ephemeral, but others reproduce vegetatively or by seed and have spread beyond the areas where their parents coexist. In addition, numerous hybrids have escaped from gardens to become established in the wild. Interspecific hybridisation is particularly significant as it represents a major evolutionary pathway in flowering plants; frequently it alters the characteristics of both native and alien taxa and it generates new species. The hybrid flora of the British Isles has been studied in more detail than that of any other region, and it therefore provides an ideal opportunity to study the occurrence of hybrids in wild vegetation. This book provides detailed accounts of the 909 hybrids reliably recorded in the wild in the British Isles. Of particular interest to BSBI members are the comprehensive identification notes, including a summary of the differences from the parents, enabling naming and recording of hybrids to a degree not attainable previously. The habitats of the hybrids are outlined and detailed accounts of their distributions provided, with notes on the discovery of many hybrids. There are 388 novel maps illustrating the records of the commoner hybrids in relation to those of their parents. Known chromosome numbers are given for each hybrid and its parents, and information is provided on the hybrid's fertility/sterility and its capacity for vegetative reproduction. Experimental and molecular studies of the hybrids in the British Isles and elsewhere in their ranges are summarised. Briefer notes are given on a further 156 hybrids, including some which are erroneously or doubtfully recorded and others which might potentially occur as escapes from cultivation.
Download or read book The Discovery of the Native Flora of Britain Ireland written by D. Pearman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who first described our native plants? This book attempts to answer that question, starting from almost the dawn of printing, with William Turner's Libellus of 1538. Of course there were medieval herbals in the five centuries or more before Turner, and also there is a vast body of folk-lore, but Turner was the first to describe more than a handful and to do so in print. Thus printed sources are the cornerstone of this work, and the first date is given for each of the 1670 species or aggregates of all the indisputably natives and archaeophytes, including 40 or so species that some have argued as native in the last half-century. But this is supplemented by information from manuscripts and herbaria which enable the display of an earlier date, a date of first evidence, for just under half of that total. The names of the discoverers and the counties where each was first recorded are also given, where known. Though the primary purpose of the book is to show the details of the discovery and recording of each species, it will also show the progress of discovery, leading to somewhat surprising conclusion that most (+/- 85%) of our flora had been described by the 1720s, once the critical, non-lowland and doubtful natives have been omitted. Indeed, the main achievement of these last three centuries has been a consolidation of our knowledge. The very extensive appendices cover the key herbals and floras, the relevant journals, the important works on the history of botany, some of the national herbaria and have a major section of the botanists who actually discovered the plants.--Back cover.
Download or read book Illustrations of Alien Plants of the British Isles written by E. J. Clement and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 444 full page line drawings of introduced, naturalised and casually occurring aliens in Britain, this handbook fulfills a long-felt need, amongst amateur and professional botanists alike, for a field and desk companion to aid in the identification of these plants. The excellent drawings are largely from a collection put together by the late David McClintock, originally with a view to publication in a new illustrated British flora. An invaluable resource, which will benefit botanists both at home and abroad.
Download or read book Remarks on the geographical distribution of British plants chiefly in connexion with latitude elevation and climate written by Hewett Cottrell Watson and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alien Grasses of the British Isles written by T. B. Ryves and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Remarks on the Geographical Distribution of British Plants Chiefly in Connection with Latitude Elevations and Climate written by Watson and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Remarks on the Geographical Distribution of British Plants etc written by Hewett Cottrell Watson and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grassland Plants of the British and Irish Lowlands written by Peter A. Stroh and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Vascular Plant Red List for England written by P. A. Stroh and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flora of the British Isles written by A. R. Clapham and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1990-02-08 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in paperback in 1990, this book's purpose was the accurate identification of all British plants.
Download or read book The British Islands and Their Vegetation written by and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1953 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
