British plant communities. Volume 5, Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats / J.S. Rodwell, editor ; C.D. Piggott [and others] for the U.K. Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; FIGURES; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREAMBLE; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; SALT-MARSH COMMUNITIES; INTRODUCTION TO SALT-MARSH COMMUNITIES; KEY TO SALT-MARSH COMMUNITIES; COMMUNITY DESCRIPTIONS; SHINGLE, STRANDLINE AND SAND-DUNE COMMUNITIES; INTRODUCTION TO SHINGLE, STRANDLINE AND SAND-DUNE COMMUNITIES; KEY TO SHINGLE, STRANDLINE AND SAND-DUNE COMMUNITIES; COMMUNITY DESCRIPTIONS; MARITIME CLIFF COMMUNITIES; INTRODUCTION TO MARITIME CLIFF COMMUNITIES; KEY TO MARITIME CLIFF COMMUNITIES; COMMUNITY DESCRIPTIONS; VEGETATION OF OPEN HABITATS
Summary
British Plant Communities is the first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country. It breaks new ground in wedding the phytosociological classification of plant communities with an understanding of how vegetation works
