Ecological studies on the Lime Hill serpentine, Scotland
- 1 November 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh
- Vol. 43 (2) , 145-150
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03746607908685347
Abstract
Lime Hill is an example of a serpentine outcrop which shows only to a limited extent the features of vegetation often associated with ultrabasic rock. Plant and soil analyses from this site are presented and compared with those from other Scottish serpentines. Substantial quantities of heavy metals are present at Lime Hill. It is suggested that the cause of the absence of serpentine-characteristic plants lies in a relatively low soil Mg : Ca ratio and/or high P and K levels.Keywords
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