Vegetation Description and Analysis: A Practical Approach

Abstract

The Nature of Quantitative Plant Ecology and Vegetation Science. The Description of Vegetation in the Field. The Nature and Properties of Vegetation Data. Basic Statistical Analysis of Vegetation and Environmental Data. Ordination Methods I, 1950-1970. Ordination Methods II, 1970-1992. Phytosociology and the Zurick-Montpellier (Braun-Blanquet) School of Subjective Classification. Numerical Classification and Phytosociology. Computer Programs for Vegetation and Environmental Data Analysis. Quantitative Plant Ecology, Vegetation Science and the Future. References. Index.