ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS: An Illustrated Guide for Plant-Lovers and Plant-Users by Clements, Frederic E & Edith S - 1945

New York: H.W. Wilson, 1928. 3rd ed. Hardcover. Very good with small personal owner name and minor edge-wear. Tight and clean. No jacket, (as issued?).. xxv, 390 pages, 26 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color); 21 cm. Includes index. "Frederic Edward Clements (1874-1945) was an influential American ecologist, known primarily for his theory of plant succession. He was one of the first to propose that communities, such as forests or grasslands, go through a predictable series of stages of ecological succession. Clements viewed the community as a superorganism, a complex entity where the interactions between species are as important as the species themselves. He believed that communities develop in a predictable and orderly way, progressing through a series of stages (which he called "seres") from initial colonization to a final, stable "climax" community. This climax community, according to Clements, was determined by climate and soil conditions. His ideas were highly influential in… Read More

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