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... moorland derived from former forest . The dry heather moors are more or less pure Calluna and in this form they become the famous purple heather moors of Scotland . A moss layer is present , consisting of Hypnum cupressiforme , Dicranum ...
... moorland derived from former forest . The dry heather moors are more or less pure Calluna and in this form they become the famous purple heather moors of Scotland . A moss layer is present , consisting of Hypnum cupressiforme , Dicranum ...
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... moorland ecosystem . Two species very similar to Calluna in many respects , Erica tetralix ( cross - leaved heather ) and Erica cinerea ( bell heather ) , replace it according to soil hydrology conditions . Erica tetralix tolerates much ...
... moorland ecosystem . Two species very similar to Calluna in many respects , Erica tetralix ( cross - leaved heather ) and Erica cinerea ( bell heather ) , replace it according to soil hydrology conditions . Erica tetralix tolerates much ...
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... moorland : the impor- tance of precipitation , drainage , peat erosion and animals ' , J. appl . Ecol . , 3 , 327-48 . Dimbleby , G. W. , 1952. ' The historical status of moorland in north - east Yorkshire ' , New Phytol . , 51 , 349-54 ...
... moorland : the impor- tance of precipitation , drainage , peat erosion and animals ' , J. appl . Ecol . , 3 , 327-48 . Dimbleby , G. W. , 1952. ' The historical status of moorland in north - east Yorkshire ' , New Phytol . , 51 , 349-54 ...
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