The Importance of Seed Characteristics in the Natural Reproduction of Coniferous Forests (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Almost all coniferous trees are dependent on seed for their perpetuation and distribution. Although in their natural state coniferous forests have maintained themselves and extended their boundaries with only minor or local changes of composition, this apparent equilibrium in nature is easily upset by man's exploitations, such as destructive lumbering, repeated fires, and unregulated grazing. The effort to find the cause for the ease with which this climax type Of the plant kingdom is disturbed or entirely replaced led to a study of the seed.

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