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The book breaks new ground in wedding the rigorous interest in the classification of plant communities that has characterised continental phytosociology with the deep concern traditional in Great Britain, to understand how vegetation works. Volume 5 is split into four different areas, and contents include: List of figures; Preface and acknowledgements; Preamble; Salt-Marsh Communities (Part 1); Introduction to salt-marsh communities; Key to salt-marsh communities; Community descriptions; Sand-Dune Communities (Part 2); Introduction to sand-dune communities; Key to sand-dune communities; Community descriptions; Maritime Cliff Communities (Part 3); Introduction to maritime cliff communities; Key to maritime cliff communities; Community descriptions; Vegetation of Open Habitas (Part 4); Introduction to vegetation of open habitats; Key to vegetation of open habitats; Community descriptions; Phytosociological conspectus of British plant communities; Index of synonyms; Index of species; and Bibliography.