World Vegetation Types

Front Matter....Pages 1-10
Introduction....Pages 11-24
The Structure of Tropical Rain Forest: Synusiae and Stratification....Pages 25-40
Regeneration Patterns in the Closed Forest of Ivory Coast....Pages 41-55
The Seasonal Forests of Trinidad....Pages 56-69
An Example of Sudan Zone Vegetation in Nigeria....Pages 70-80
The Montane Vegetation of New Guinea....Pages 81-88
The Vegetation of the Imatong Mountains, Sudan....Pages 89-108
The Subtropical and Subantarctic Rain Forests of New Zealand....Pages 109-136
Coniferous Forests of North America....Pages 137-148
The Broad-Sclerophyll Vegetation of California....Pages 149-156
The Mountain and South-western Flora of South Africa....Pages 157-166
Floristics and Ecology of the Mallee....Pages 167-173
The Thickets and Woods of the Mediterranean Region....Pages 174-185
Grassland Climax....Pages 186-188
The Origin of Mixed Prairie....Pages 189-192
The Steppe and Forest Steppe of European Russia....Pages 193-206
The Parkland or Grove Belt of Alberta....Pages 207-215
Climatic Change or Cultural Interference? New Zealand in Moahunter Times....Pages 216-226
The Eastern Grassveld Region....Pages 227-230
The Sonoran Desert....Pages 231-240
The Deserts of Dzungaria and the Tarim Basin....Pages 241-246
Vegetational Types of Polar Lands....Pages 247-254
Back Matter....Pages 255-264