The ecology of world vegetation is described in numer all of the drafting and photographic work. They have ous books and journals, but these are usually very sp

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Phytomass and Primary Production of the Various Vegetational Zones and of the Entire Biosphere The biosphere is that thin layer at the earth's surface in which

Plants make up 99.9 percent of the world's living matter, provide food and shelter, and control the Earth's climate. The study of plant ecology is therefore ess

An accessible account of the ways in which the world's plant life affects the climate. It covers everything from tiny local microclimates created by plants to t