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The Vegetation of Wisconsin: An Ordination of Plant Communities

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John T. Curtis
1959
Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
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One of the most important contributions in the field of plant ecology during the twentieth century, this definitive survey established the geographical limits, species compositions, and as much as possible of the environmental relations of the communities composing the vegetation of Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Title Page, Copyright Page

Foreword to the second printing

Contents

pp. ix-xi

Part 1: Background

Introduction

pp. 3-6

1. Flora

pp. 7-24

2. Environment

pp. 25-48

3. Plant communities and their distribution

pp. 49-62

4. Vegetation study methods

pp. 63-84

Part 2: Southern Forests

5. Southern forests - general

pp. 87-102

6. Southern forests - mesic

pp. 103-131

7. Southern forests - xeric

pp. 132-155

8. Southern forests - lowland

pp. 156-168

Part 3: Northern Forests

9. Northern forests - general

pp. 191-183

10. Northern forests - mesic

pp. 184-201

11. Northern forests - xeric

pp. 202-220

12. Northern forests - lowland

pp. 221-242

13. Boreal forest

pp. 243-258

Part 4: Grasslands

14. Prairie

pp. 261-307

15. Sand barrens and bracken-grassland

pp. 308-322

Part 5: Savanna and Shrub Communities

16. Savanna

pp. 325-351

17. Tall shrub communities

pp. 352-358

Part 6: Lesser Communities

18. Fen, meadow, and bog

pp. 361-384

19. Aquatic communities

pp. 385-401

20. Beach, dune, and cliff communities

pp. 402-411

21. Weed communities

pp. 412-434

Part 7: The Vegetation as a Whole

22. Postglacial history

pp. 437-455

23. The effect of man on the vegetation

pp. 456-475

24. Interrelations of communities

pp. 476-514

Appendix

pp. 515-598

Glossary

pp. 599-603

Bibliography

pp. 604-632

Species list

pp. 633-644

Index

pp. 645-657
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