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THE last four years has seen the publication, by J. H. Davis, of three important papers on the vegetation of Southern Florida*. These three valuable papers yield a clear picture of the vegetation and its interrelations with soil types, climate and physiography. The area is especially interesting because climax vegetation is normally related to the climate, but Davis establishes a good case in this area for relating it primarily to the physiography. If the author continues these studies—as one sincerely hopes he will—the vegetation of Southern Florida will be known and understood in very considerable detail. This will be no mean feat for an area of such size. The majority of ecological studies usually refer to relatively restricted areas, and it is refreshing to find a study that embraces such a large region. A broad survey with accompanying detailed studies opens up major problems that would not be so evident in a study of a small area.
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CHAPMAN, V. Regional Plant Ecology in the United States. Nature 154, 42–43 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154042a0
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