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Vegetation is the plant cover of the Earth, and comprises all plant species growing in a very great diversity of assemblages. Before attempting to analyze and understand the structure of vegetation, in terms of the distribution and abundance of the individual species, it is necessary to discuss certain features of the nature of vegetation.
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Causton, D.R. (1988). Introduction. In: An Introduction to Vegetation Analysis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7981-2_1
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