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BL
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652406
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Daubenmire, Rexford F.,1909-1995.
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| Title & Author
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Plant geography : : with special reference to North America /\ Rexford Daubenmire.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Academic Press,, 1978.
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| Series Statement
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Physiological ecology
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| Page. NO
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vi, 338 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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012204150X
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: 9780122041501
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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Bibliography: p. 293-309.
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| Contents
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Part I. Floristic plant geography. Relation between dissemination and migration ; Evidences of the dynamic character of ranges ; Causes of migration ; Dissemination efficiency ; Migratory routes ; Barriers to migration ; Some consequences of migration ; Endemism and Its Interpretation ; Interrelations among floristic plant geography, taxonomy, and geology -- Part II. Ecologic plant geography. Introduction ; Evolution of North American vegetation ; South American vegetational history ; The tundra region ; The subarctic-subalpine forest region ; The temperate mesophytic forest region ; Forests of temperate affinity in Middle America ; The temperate xerophytic forest region ; The chaparral region ; The steppe region ; The desert region ; Some significant features of tropical climates ; The microphyllous woodland region ; The tropical savanna region ; Tropical xerophytic (seasonal) forest region ; The tropical mesophytic forest (rain forest) region ; Tropical alpine region ; Vegetation in relation to climatic classification ; Marine vegetation.
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| Abstract
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Describes and interprets the natural vegetation of North America and its development through time.
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Phytogeography.
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Botany-- North America.
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| LC Classification
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QK101.D26
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