Swedish plant geography
By: edited by Håkan Rydin, Pauli Snoeijs & Martin Diekmann.
Contributors: Rydin, Håkan.; Snoeijs, Pauli.; Diekmann, Martin.; Maarel, E. van der.
Series: Acta phytogeographica Suecica,; 84
Publisher: Svenska Växtgeografiska Sällskapet
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Uppsala
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Phytogeography -- Sweden.; Vegetation surveys -- Sweden.
Description: "This book is intended to be an introductory text, not a comprehensive treatment of the Swedish vegetation. [The editors] hope that students, teachers, nature conservationists and ecologists will find it a useful introduction as well as a source book"--p. 4.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
At head of title: Edidit Svenska växtgeografiska sällskapet.
"Dedicated to Eddy van der Maarel on his 65th birthday."
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: 1. The background: geology, climate and zonation; title: 2. The late quaternary vegetation history of Sweden; title: 3. Plant distribution and soil: plant interactions on shallow soils; title: 4. Southern deciduous forests; title: 5. Coniferous forests; title: 6. Alpine and subalpine vegetation; title: 7. Mires; title: 8. The open cultural landscape; title: 9. Rivers and streams; title: 10. Lakes; title: 11. Sea shores; title: 12. Marine and brackish waters; title: Index of taxa; title: Vascular plants: Latin-Swedish; title: Subject index; title: Swedish subject index.