Vegetation in Eastern North America: Vegetation System and Dynamics Under Human Activity in the Eastern North American Cultural Region in Comparison with Japan

by Akira Miyawaki (Editor), Kunio Iwatsuki (Editor), Miroslav M. Grandtner (Editor)

The flora of the eastern part of the U.S., at the genus level, includes most of the same plant groups as those in Japan. The two regions are similar in latitude, natural environment, and vegetation, and have similar histories of rapid urbanization in recent times. This beautifully produced volume reports the results of an extensive survey based on phytosociology running from Toronto and Quebec to the Florida Keys, and compares the findings with previous similar surveys of Japan's vegetation. Accompanied by maps, charts, and photographs (8 pages, 42 plates in color), the findings presented here will serve as an ecological register. They provide a basis for understanding how changes in populated areas affect natural vegetation, with implications for land-use planning and other fields.

Distributed by Columbia Univ. Press. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Ore.

515 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Akira Miyawaki (宮脇 昭, Miyawaki Akira, born 29 January 1928) is a Japanese botanist and expert in plant ecology, specializing in seeds and the study of natural forests. He is active worldwide as a specialist in the restoration of natural vegetation on degraded land. Since 1993, he has been Professor Emeritus at Yokohama National University and Director of the Japanese Center for International Studies in Ecology. He received the Blue Planet Prize in 2006.

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[Phong Người Tiên]

great book