Arctostaphylos heath community ecology in the Burren,Western Ireland
Arctostaphylo-Dryasetum is a rare sub-type of Alpine and Boreal Heath which is known to occur only in Ireland on the limestone karst Burren, in County Clare. Relevés were taken across the Burren region and three groups were distinguished: Empetrum nigrum group; Erica cinerea group, Juniperus communi...
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ftunivtorunojs:oai:apcz.umk.pl:article/6473 2023-05-15T16:06:03+02:00 Arctostaphylos heath community ecology in the Burren,Western Ireland Hanrahan, Sarah Ann Skeffington, Micheline Sheehy 2015-07-09 application/pdf https://apcz.umk.pl/EQ/article/view/EQ.2015.001 eng eng Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu https://apcz.umk.pl/EQ/article/view/EQ.2015.001/5851 https://apcz.umk.pl/EQ/article/view/EQ.2015.001 Prawa autorskie (c) 2015 Ecological Questions Ecological Questions; Vol. 21 (2015); 9-12 Ecological Questions; Tom 21 (2015); 9-12 1644-7298 Alpine heath Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Empetrum nigrum environmental variables plant community info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2015 ftunivtorunojs 2022-08-19T07:20:53Z Arctostaphylo-Dryasetum is a rare sub-type of Alpine and Boreal Heath which is known to occur only in Ireland on the limestone karst Burren, in County Clare. Relevés were taken across the Burren region and three groups were distinguished: Empetrum nigrum group; Erica cinerea group, Juniperus communis group. Altitude and soil conditions were found to be the main ecological factors responsible for the variation in the data set, especially pH, and the organic and mineral content. Winter grazing appears to maintain this habitat. In some areas Calluna vulgaris has encroached on the rarer plant species cutting trials are underway in an attempt to restore the habitat to good conservation status. Article in Journal/Newspaper Empetrum nigrum Akademicka Platforma Czasopism (APCZ) |
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Arctostaphylo-Dryasetum is a rare sub-type of Alpine and Boreal Heath which is known to occur only in Ireland on the limestone karst Burren, in County Clare. Relevés were taken across the Burren region and three groups were distinguished: Empetrum nigrum group; Erica cinerea group, Juniperus communis group. Altitude and soil conditions were found to be the main ecological factors responsible for the variation in the data set, especially pH, and the organic and mineral content. Winter grazing appears to maintain this habitat. In some areas Calluna vulgaris has encroached on the rarer plant species cutting trials are underway in an attempt to restore the habitat to good conservation status. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Hanrahan, Sarah Ann Skeffington, Micheline Sheehy |
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Hanrahan, Sarah Ann Skeffington, Micheline Sheehy |
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Hanrahan, Sarah Ann |
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Arctostaphylos heath community ecology in the Burren,Western Ireland |
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Arctostaphylos heath community ecology in the Burren,Western Ireland |
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Arctostaphylos heath community ecology in the Burren,Western Ireland |
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Arctostaphylos heath community ecology in the Burren,Western Ireland |
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Arctostaphylos heath community ecology in the Burren,Western Ireland |
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arctostaphylos heath community ecology in the burren,western ireland |
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Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu |
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2015 |
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Empetrum nigrum |
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Empetrum nigrum |
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Ecological Questions; Vol. 21 (2015); 9-12 Ecological Questions; Tom 21 (2015); 9-12 1644-7298 |
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https://apcz.umk.pl/EQ/article/view/EQ.2015.001/5851 https://apcz.umk.pl/EQ/article/view/EQ.2015.001 |
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Prawa autorskie (c) 2015 Ecological Questions |
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