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1 online resource (296) |
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TABLES -- FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- Background -- Scope -- Format -- 2 BASIC CONCEPTS -- Ecosystem, Vegetation, and Site -- The Ecosystem Concept in Forest Management -- Site Diagnosis -- 3 CONCEPTS AND METHODS RELATED TO INDICATOR PLANTS -- Plants as Site Indicators -- Choice of Objects of Plant Indication -- Indicator Values of Species -- Choice of Indicator Species -- Indicator Species Groups -- 4 SITE ATTRIBUTES AND INDICATOR SPECIES -- Climate -- Indicators of Climate -- Soil Moisture -- Indicators of Soil Moisture -- Soil Nutrients |
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Indicators of Soil Nitrogen -- Ground Surface Materials -- Indicators of Ground Surface Materials -- 5 INDICATOR PLANT ANALYSIS -- Individual-Species Method -- Spectral Method -- Index Method -- 6 DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INDICATOR PLANTS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1 Synopsis of Indicator Species Groups and Indicator Values of Species -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z -- Appendix 2 Index of Scientific and Common Names of Species -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L |
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M -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Appendix 3 Photo credits |
| Summary |
This original work makes unprecedented use of some of the most important research to date in plant ecology. It is a guide for assessing site quality, that is, the climate and soil of particular forest and non-forest ecosystems. Foresters have long been interested in using plants as indicators in predicting the growth performance of reforestation sites, but the data have not been readily available. Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia fully discusses how indicator plants are recognized and demonstrates how indicator plants can be used in site diagnosis. The book presents colour illustrations and descriptions of 419 selected vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens of coastal British Columbia. Indicators with similar values are grouped into indicator species groups which are used to evaluate site quality. These data are supplemented by information on geographic distribution, life-form, shade tolerance, and other ecological characteristics of the species. Three methods are given on how to use indicator plants for the purpose of site diagnosis. Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia summarizes original research in a format which both students and practitioners will find easy to use |
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Plant indicators -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast
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Plant ecology -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast
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Plant ecology
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Plant indicators
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British Columbia -- Pacific Coast
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Scagel, A. M.
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| ISBN |
128322612X |
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9781283226127 |
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