Ecology of grasslands and bamboolands in the world

I. Introduction.- II. Climate and Soil.- 1. Climate and Soils in the Grassland Areas of North America.- 2. Climate and Soils of Pasture Regions in South America.- 3. Climate and Soils in Asian Grassland Areas.- 4. Climate and Soils of the Grassland Distribution Area in the USSR.- 5. Climate and Soils of Grassland Areas in Europe.- 6. Climates and Soils of Grassland Areas in Africa.- 7. Climates and Soils of Australasia in Relation to Grasslands.- III. Grasses and Grasslands.- 1. Distribution of Grasses and Grasslands of North America.- 2. Distribution of Grasses and Grasslands of South America.- 3. Distribution of Grasses and Grasslands in Asia.- 4. Distribution of Grasslands in the USSR.- 5. Distribution of Grasses and Grasslands in Europe.- 6. A General Account of the Grass Cover of Africa.- 7. The Natural Grasslands of Australasia.- IV. Ecology, Phytosociology and Productivity of Grasses and Grasslands.- 1. The Autecology of Some Grassland Species.- 2. The Pattern of Temperature Response and Its Ecological Significance.- 3. Phytosociological Classification of Grassland Vegetation.- 4. The Structure and Succession of Grassland Vegetation.- 5. Productivity of Grasslands.- 6. Simulation Models of Grasslands and Grazing Lands.- V. Eeology and Phytosoeiology of Bamboo Vegetation.- 1. Distribution and Environment of the Bambusoideae.- 2. Structure and Succession of Bamboo Vegetation.- 3. The Relationship of Limiting Factors to the Distribution and Growth of Bamboo.- Subjeet Index.- Taxonomic Index.