Synopses & Reviews
The first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country.
Review
"The fruit of nearly a quarter century of effort, this series on British plant communities represents an exceptional and comprehensive compilation that will become a classic and vital reference for ecologists and botanists. It is a pleasure to see the publication of such a careful and valuable contribution and one that also sets a new standard for field ecological surveys." Plant Science Bulletin
Synopsis
British Plant Communities is the first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country. It covers all natural, semi-natural and major artificial habitats in Great Britain (but not Northern Ireland), representing the fruits of fifteen years of research by leading plant ecologists. The book breaks new ground in wedding the rigorous interest in the classification of plant communities that has characterized Continental phytosociology with the deep concern traditional in Great Britain to understand how vegetation works.
Table of Contents
List of figures; Preface and acknowledgements; Part I. Preamble: 1. General introduction; Part II. Mires: 2. Introduction to mires; 3. Key to mires; 4. Community descriptions; Part III. Heaths: 5. Introduction to heaths; 6. Key to heaths; 7. Community descriptions; Index of synonyms to mires and heaths; Index of species in mires and heaths; Bibliography.