The classification of forests was based on climate, soil and physiognomy, with some account of species composition.
Even before emancipation, phrenologists or craniologists had scrutinized skull shapes to gauge intelligence based on the physiognomies of ethnic samples.
There is no doubt that such fires have a tremendous impact on the physiognomy of the vegetation and cause a replacement of community types.
In the third technique, the form and structure of fossil leaves (leaf physiognomy) are examined for clues that may suggest leaf habit.
For this reason, the "neutral" physiognomy is psychologically productive insofar as it is tactical rather than accidental.
When the physiognomy of a building is in balance, its appearance will correspond to the character, function and essence of the building.
A "neutral physiognomy," however, is a public text in visible circulation.
In a landscape with the physiognomy of an almost continuous vineyard, a dead channel of wasteland appeared.
