Serpentine soils support a unique flora, and this soil/flora association is an important diagnostic tool for scientists. This book is a comprehensive, in-depth study of this association. The author discusses serpentne soils in relation to tectonics, fauna and especially the very unusual physiology of the associated flora. The complex interrelations of all these factors are both carefully analyzed and synthesized. This book should be of interest to those interested in botany, geology, geochemistry and soil science.
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Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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illustrations, glossary, indexes
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Höhe: 230 mm
Breite: 150 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7099-5063-9 (9780709950639)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part I: Serpentine ecology. Introduction. The nature, occurrence and composition of ultamafic rocks. The formation and composition of serpentine soils. The serpentine factor. Serpentine and agriculture. Plant evolution and serpentine. Animals and serpentine. The distribution and phytochemistry of plants which hyperaccumulate nickel. Kimberlites, carbonatites and their vegetation. Part II: Serpentine vegetation of the world. Introduction to Serpentine vegetation of the world. North America. Tropical America. Northwest Europe Central and southern Europe. Continental Asia. Japan. Africa. The Malay Archipelago. New Caledonia. Australia. New Zealand.
