Terminology Used in Connection With The British National Vegetation Classification
The following is a list of terms used in connection with the British National Vegetation Classification, together with their meanings:
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“The virtue of art lies in detachment, in sequestering one object from the embarrassing variety. Until one thing comes out from the connection of things, there can be enjoyment, contemplation, but no thought.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“I’m a bad son. Is it the chromosomes, do you think, or is it England?”
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