Intro -- VEGETATION DESCRIPTION AND DATA ANALYSIS -- Contents -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgements -- Safety in the field -- Chapter 1 The nature of quantitative plant ecology and vegetation science -- Chapter 2 Environmental gradients, plant communities and vegetation dynamics -- Chapter 3 The description of vegetation in the field -- Chapter 4 The nature and properties of vegetation data -- Chapter 5 Basic statistical methods for understanding multivariate analysis -- Chapter 6 Ordination methods
Chapter 7 Phytosociology and the Zürich-Montpellier (Braun-Blanquet) School of subjective classification -- Chapter 8 Numerical classification, cluster analysis and phytosociology -- Chapter 9 Computer software for the analysis of vegetation and environmental/biotic data -- Chapter 10 Future developments in vegetation science and quantitative plant ecology -- References -- Index -- Color Plate
