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The method of presenting vegetation and its units and divisions is an important feature of the vegetation map because the clarity and legibility of the map depend on it. The primary purpose for using black-and-white patterns or color is, of course, to distinguish between areas of different types of vegetation.
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Küchler, A.W. (1988). Patterns, Colors and Symbols. In: Küchler, A.W., Zonneveld, I.S. (eds) Vegetation mapping. Handbook of vegetation science, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3083-4_12
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