British Plant Communities: Volume 5, Maritime Communities and Vegetation of Open Habitats

The first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country.

J. S. Rodwell (Edited by), C. D. Pigott (Contributions by), D. A. Ratcliffe (Contributions by), A. J. C. Malloch (Contributions by), H. J. B. Birks (Contributions by), M. C. F. Proctor (Contributions by)

9780521644761, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 16 March 2000

528 pages, 76 b/w illus. 95 tables
24.7 x 17.6 x 2.6 cm, 1.069 kg

' … there is much in this book that will be of interest both to those who embrace and those who do not embrace the phytosociological approach towards vegetation.' Journal of Biogeography

British Plant Communities is the first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country. It covers all natural, semi-natural and major artificial habitats in Great Britain (but not Northern Ireland), representing the fruits of fifteen years of research by leading plant ecologists. The book breaks new ground in wedding the rigorous interest in the classification of plant communities that has characterized Continental phytosociology with the deep concern traditional in Great Britain to understand how vegetation works. The published volumes have been greeted with universal acclaim, and the series has become firmly established as a framework for a wide variety of teaching, research and management activities in ecology, conservation and land-use planning.

List of figures
Preface and acknowledgements
Preamble
Part I. Salt-Marsh Communities: Introduction to salt-marsh communities
Key to salt-marsh communities
Community descriptions
Part II. Sand-Dune Communities: Introduction to sand-dune communities
Key to sand-dune communities
Community descriptions
Part III. Maritime Cliff Communities: Introduction to maritime cliff communities
Key to maritime cliff communities
Community descriptions
Part IV. Vegetation of Open Habitats: Introduction to vegetation of open habitats
Key to vegetation of open habitats
Community descriptions
Phytosociological conspectus of British plant communities
Index of synonyms
Index of species
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: Plant ecology [PSTS]