The natural geography of plants

Title
  1. The natural geography of plants / Henry A. Gleason and Arthur Cronquist.
Published by
  1. New York : Columbia University Press, 1964.
Author
  1. Gleason, Henry A. (Henry Allan), 1882-1975.

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Additional authors
  1. Cronquist, Arthur.
Description
  1. viii, 420 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Subject
  1. Phytogeography > North America
  2. Botany > North America
  3. Botany
  4. Demography
  5. Phytogeography
  6. Botany
  7. Demography
  8. botany
  9. demography
  10. Phytogeography
  11. Pflanzengeografie
  12. Plantengeografie
  13. Phytogéographie > Amérique du Nord
  14. North America
  15. North America
  16. USA
Contents
  1. Introduction -- 1. What is Plant Geography? -- 2. Distribution and Range -- 3. The Migration of Plants -- 4. The Principle of Discontinuous Distribution -- 5. Some Considerations of Seed Production -- 6. Behavior of a Plant within its Habitat -- 7. The Speed of Migration -- 8. Retreating Migration -- 9. Limits of Range and Migration -- 10. Looking Backward on Migration -- 11. Looking Backward Still Further -- 12. Summary of Chapters 2-11; Introduction to the Following Chapters -- 13. The Joint Migration of Species into New Habitats -- 14. The Establishment of Joint Ranges -- 15. Flora, Floristic Group, Province -- 16. The Nature of Floristic Groups and Providences -- 17. More About Floristic Groups -- 18. Vegetative Form -- 19. The Concept of Vegetation -- 20. Correlation of Climate and Vegetation -- 21. On Transitions between Provinces -- 22. The Vegetation of North America, North of Mexico -- Index.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library