Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa, Ladislav Mucina

Автор: Vel?zquez
Название: Standardized Hierarchical Vegetation Classification
ISBN: 3319412213 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319412214
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Описание: This book outlines the transitions between cultured and natural land cover/vegetation types and their implications in the search for alternatives to reverse the trend of anthropogenic environmental degradation. It also elaborates on the proposed “standardized hierarchical Mexican vegetation classification system” and geobotanical mapping, a critical transversal environmental issue. The first chapter consists of an historical review of the common approaches to the study of vegetation both in Mexico and in other regions of the world. The second chapter concisely analyzes the existing schools of thought that have led to the development of vegetation classification systems based on physiognomic, structural and floristic approaches. The focal point of the book is the “standardized hierarchical Mexican vegetation classification system” (SECLAVEMEX – “Sistema jer?rquico estandarizado para la clasificaci?n de la vegetaci?n de M?xico”). Chapter 3 describes the system’s organizational levels along with the criteria defining them and the nomenclatural basis for the denomination of each type of vegetation. It also includes a series of tables explaining and precisely defining the meaning of each concept, criterion, character and element used to help readers successfully identify the type of vegetation in a determined area. The fourth chapter highlights SECLAVEMEX's inclusive character as evidenced through its compatibility with other systems currently used around the globe. Three concepts are critically reviewed: land cover, land use and vegetation. These are often the study subject of the contrasting disciplines geography, agronomy and ecology, which all rely upon plant species assemblages. As such, the final chapter focuses on a critical transversal environmental issue – geobotanical mapping. Geobotanical mapping offers a baseline for land cover/use planning and provides critical information on ecological, economic and cultural attributes, which can be used as a basis for environmental-policy decisions. The proposed SECLAVEMEX was applied to Mexico as an example of land cover, land use and vegetation patterns intermingling as the result of a long human influence. SECLAVEMEX, however, can be adapted and hopefully adopted globally as a baseline for consistently comparing geobotanical patterns and their transitions.

Автор: Robinson
Название: The Subtropical Garden
ISBN: 1108037119 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108037112
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: William Robinson (1838-1935) published numerous books on different aspects of gardening. This 1871 work encouraged the use of subtropical and hardy plants in English garden design, rather than exotic hothouse species. Robinson was one of the most influential writers on late Victorian gardening style.

Автор: Cindy Q. Tang
Название: The Subtropical Vegetation of Southwestern China
ISBN: 9401797404 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401797405
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Описание: This book provides a wealth of high-quality scientific information on the patterns and processes of vegetation change across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, concentrating on Southwestern China, mostly on the Yunnan region, and extending to the Yangtze River valley near the boundaries separating Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou.

Автор: Ulrich Seeliger; Clarisse Odebrecht; Jorge P. Cast
Название: Subtropical Convergence Environments
ISBN: 364264418X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642644184
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Описание: Subtropical convergence regions in the southwestern Atlantic have a high biological productivity, and are important as nursery and feeding areas and as reproduction grounds for fishery stocks of subtropical and antarctic origin. This book represents the first multidisciplinary treatise of this large and complex marine ecosystem.