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... associated with damp oakwood developed on heavier lowland soils . Quercus petraea ( sessile or durmast oak ) is found on shallower soils , frequently developed from siliceous rocks , and is often the dominant tree of the oakwoods ...
... associated with damp oakwood developed on heavier lowland soils . Quercus petraea ( sessile or durmast oak ) is found on shallower soils , frequently developed from siliceous rocks , and is often the dominant tree of the oakwoods ...
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... Associated fauna Steven and Carlisle noted that the prehistoric fauna of Scotland was principally a forest fauna . Because many of the remnants of the Caledonian pinewoods are now remote from human settlement , their fauna has been ...
... Associated fauna Steven and Carlisle noted that the prehistoric fauna of Scotland was principally a forest fauna . Because many of the remnants of the Caledonian pinewoods are now remote from human settlement , their fauna has been ...
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... ( associated with the mixed - oak climax forests ) towards pronounced podzolization - i.e. the concept of soil as a gradually acidifying medium approaching a degraded state . Similar views were also expressed by Dimbleby , who pioneered ...
... ( associated with the mixed - oak climax forests ) towards pronounced podzolization - i.e. the concept of soil as a gradually acidifying medium approaching a degraded state . Similar views were also expressed by Dimbleby , who pioneered ...
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Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
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