Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899, Volume 2 Plant-Dispersal

CHAPTER XXIX

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BEACH AND RIVER DRIFT

In the south of England.—On the coast of Scandinavia.—In the Mediterranean.—Southern Chile.—Very little effective dispersal by currents in temperate latitudes.—Cakile maritima.—In tropical regions.—River drift.—River and beach drift of Fiji.—Musa Ensete.—The coco-nut.—River and beach drift of Hawaii.—Comparison of the beach drift of the Old and New Worlds.—Summary

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