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Subzonobiome VII of the Semi-Arid Steppes of Eurasia
In Eurasia the regions that are arid in a broad sense cover vast expanses, extending from the mouth of the Danube almost as far as the Sea of... -
The Role of Wood Exudates and Extractives in Protecting Wood from Decay
Ever since humans began to use wood, its tendency to decay has been noticed but not understood. The decay of heartwood in standing trees is a common... -
Zonobiome VI: The Temperate Nemoral Zones of Europe
The geographical area covered in this volume includes zonobiomes VI-IX and extends over 200 degrees longitude, from Ireland to the Bering Straits.... -
Mathematical modelling of ecological succesion—a review
The present review gives an account of the applicability of mathematical modelling in ecological succession studies. The ability of particular model...
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Recent successional processes investigated by pollen analysis of closedcanopy forest sites
Forest succession was investigated by pollen analysis of two mor-humus sections and of peat from a 3 m-diameter hollow under mixed conifer-hardwood...
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Europe
The concept of a ‘Great Ice Period’ was adopted by most geologists after a vigorous controversy in the middle of the last century. The glacial theory... -
Wood Moisture and the Environment
In order to understand the interaction of wood with the water in the atmosphere, it is necessary to consider first some of the basic properties of... -
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Modern Pollen—Vegetation Relationships
The establishment of the field of Quaternary paleoecology is commonly considered to be Lennart von Post’s presentation before the 16th Convention of... -
Quaternary Landscape Ecology
Quaternary landscape ecology represents a holistic approach to the understanding of the long-term patterns and processes operative on landscapes. It... -
Insects in forest biocenoses
The variety of species occuring ince it entails the species’ coexistence even though this may be of an antagonistic nature. The persistence of a... -
Competition in Migrant Birds in the Nonbreeding Season
Although it is widely recognized that migration is an adaptation that allows bird populations to exploit seasonal resources, the factors that underly... -
Deciduous forest
Coves of the southern Appalachians contain what may be regarded as prototypes of the deciduous forest association in North America. A diverse... -
Distributional patterns of sunfishes on the New Jersey coastal plain
Sunfishes of the genera Lepomis and Enneacanthus are characteristic inhabitants of quiet waters on the New Jersey coastal plain. In southern New...
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Production, decomposition, and nitrogen dynamics ofMyrica gale litter
Myrica gale litter deposition and decomposition were studied in a central Massachusetts peatland to determine the amount of N made available to the...
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Production, decomposition, and nitrogen dynamics of Myrica gale litter
Myrica gale litter deposition and decomposition were studied in a central Massachusetts peatland to determine the amount of N made... -
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Wetlands and coal surface mining in Western Kentucky — A regional impact assessment
A wetland atlas (Mitsch
et al. 1983) was developed for a 3960 km 2 region of the Western Coalfield in Kentucky to inventory the wetlands there and to... -