Edaphic and Vegetational Zoning on the Carboniferous Limestone of the Derbyshire Dales
- 1 August 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Ecology
- Vol. 41 (2) , 331-344
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2257045
Abstract
1. The vegetation and soil types found on the Derbyshire limestone have been described in terms of the catena concept. 2. A sequence of plant associations from open calcareous grassland to moorland and of soil types from rendzina to podsol was recognized. 3. The catena is interpreted as a succession resulting from differential rates of stabilization and leaching. 4. The distribution of indicator species in relation to edaphic conditions and its bearing on the calcicole-calcifuge problem is discussed in the light of some preliminary experiments and analyses.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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