A STATISTICAL STUDY OF PLANT DISTRIBUTION DURING THE COLONIZATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF VEGETATION ON CHINA CLAY RESIDUES.

The article presents a statistical study of plant distribution during the colonization and early development of vegetation on clay residues in China. A brief review of the recent literature on the distribution of individuals of a given species suggests that data collected under relatively simple habitat conditions would be of interest. According to the author, virgin areas of white mica, a waste product of China-clay manufacture, form sites for plant colonization, and distribution of the individuals can be plotted. In this article, results are given for a number of plants, and the agreement with Poisson, Neyman and Thomas series is examined. Other significant information relative to the matter is provided.