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THE BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CLIMATIC CHANGES IN BRITAIN

by C.G. Johnson; L.P. Smith

Published by Academic Press. 1st. 1965

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Symposia of the Institute of Biology No. 14. Proceedings of a Symposium held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 29 and 30 October 1964. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. x and 222 pages including index.

Inscription in pencil to front pastedown, hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and browned.

Stock no. 553716

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Contents

  • Dimensions of Change:
  • Britain's Changing Climate
  • Effects of Climatic Change and their Implication:
  • Climatic Change as Related to Altitudinal Thresholds and Soil Variables
  • The Advance and Retreat of the British Flora
  • Observations on the Effects of Climate and Weather on Marine Communities
  • Hydrographic Fluctuations in the North Atlantic Ocean and some Biological Consequences
  • Changing Patterns of Distriibution in Marine Algae
  • Crop Responses in Relation to the Forecasting of Yields
  • Agronomic Implications of Long-term Weather Forescasting
  • The Manipulation of Material and the Selection of Sites:
  • Climatic Factors and Choice of Site, with Special Reference to Horticulture
  • Climatic Factors and the Productivity of Different Breeds of Livestock
  • Climatic Adaptation of Local Varieties of Forage Grasses
  • Perspectives of the Future:
  • Possible Changes in Seasonal Weather
  • Agricultural Perspectives: Short-term Climate Change and the Farmer

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