Abstract
THIS small book deals in a most interesting manner with the plant life of central Europe, and gives an extremely good idea of the modern tendencies of geographical botany. The environmental factors are concisely analysed, and their effects on the vegetation and flora are adequately illustrated by specific examples. The vegetation is described under the three main headings: forest, forest-free areas, and waters (fresh and sea). The geological history of the flora is summarised with special reference to the Glacial and post-Glacial periods. Eleven plates, of 21 excellently selected photo-graphs, accompany the text, which is furtherillustrated by 64 black-and-white figures. These last include many outline distributional maps of very clear design. References to literature are given at the ends of the chapters and as foot-notes, and an index is provided. The work has a wider scope and a more general interest than is indicated by its title.
Die heimische Pflanzenwelt in ihren Beziehungen zu Landschaft, Klima und Boden.
Prof. Dr.
Felix
Rawitscher
Von. Pp. ix + 238 + 12 Tafeln. (Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder und Co. G.m.b.H., 1927.) 6.80 gold marks.
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T., W. Die heimische Pflanzenwelt in ihren Beziehungen zu Landschaft, Klima und Boden . Nature 122, 9 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122009d0
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