The Pattern of Animal Communities

Preface.- 1 Patterns in Nature.- 2 Ecological Survey.- 3 Wytham Hill.- 4 The Classification of Habitats.- 5 Recording Communities: The Wytham Ecological Survey.- 6 Open Ground and Meadow.- 7 Heath, Mountain and Croplands.- 8 The Terrestrial Maritime Zone.- 9 Scrub and Hedgerow.- 10 The Forest Canopy: Herbivores.- 11 Hunters in the Forest Canopy.- 12 The Ground-Plan of Woodland.- 13 Natural Fuel Stations: Concourses on Flowers and Fruits.- 14 Dying and Dead Wood.- 15 Bracket Fungi and Toadstools.- 16 Carrion, Dung and Nests.- 17 Woods and Water Bodies.- 18 Dispersal and Invaders.- 19 The Whole Pattern.- References.- Notes.