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Part I: Serpentine ecology. Introduction. The nature, occurrence and composition of ultamafic rocks. The formation and composition of serpentine soils. The serpentine factor. Serpentine and agriculture. Plant evolution and serpentine. Animals and serpentine. The distribution and phytochemistry of plants which hyperaccumulate nickel. Kimberlites, carbonatites and their vegetation. Part II: Serpentine vegetation of the world. Introduction to Serpentine vegetation of the world. North America. Tropical America. Northwest Europe Central and southern Europe. Continental Asia. Japan. Africa. The Malay Archipelago. New Caledonia. Australia. New Zealand.
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