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R. F. Daubenmire. Plants and Environment (Wiley, New York, pp. 

 xiii + 424, 1947). 



H. J. OosTiNG. The Study of Plant Communities, second edition (Free- 

 man, San Francisco, Calif., pp. viii + 440, 1956). 



W. B. McDoUGALL. Plant Ecology, fourth edition (Kimpton, London, 

 pp. 1-234, 1949)- 

 Most of the above books give references to appropriate specialist ones, 



e.g. on soils. 



The following may be found pertinent in particular connections : 



V. J. Chapman. An Introduction to the Study of Algae (Cambridge 

 University Press, Cambridge, Eng., pp. x + 387, 1941). Deals 

 inter alia with the conditions in fresh and salt waters — see also our 

 Chapters XV and XVI. 



V. J. Chapman. Salt Marshes and Salt Deserts of the World (Leonard 

 Hill, London, pp. xvi + 352 + index, in Press). Describes the often 

 peculiar conditions introduced by excessive salinity. 



H. U. SvERDRUP, M. W. Johnson, & R. H. Fleming. The Oceans : 

 their Physics, Chemistry, and General Biology (Prentice-Hall, New 

 York, pp. X + 1087, 1946). 



Useful recent works on the general ecology of plants and animals 

 considered together include : 

 E. P. Odum. Fundamentals of Ecology (Saunders, Philadelphia & London, 



pp. xii + 384, 1953). 

 George L. Clarke. Elements of Ecology (Wiley, New York, pp. xiv 



+ 534. 1954)- 

 A, M. Woodbury. Principles of General Ecology (Blakiston, New York 



& Toronto, pp. viii + 503, 1954). 



