The British Isles are a large set of islands located in the northern hemisphere, and are comprised of a mild climate and varied soils, as well as also being home to a diverse pattern of vegetation and a climatic-climax community of deciduous woodland. These isles are home to many ecosystems, in which they are a dynamic interlinked system characterised by the interaction of plants and animals that are shared with each other, being that organic and non-organic components of the environment. The British Isles are an example of a Lithosere succession, with the Lithosere as its primary succession (although not its only type of natural succession), meaning that the area began as a rock based environment, and succeeded into a plant and deciduous based …show more content…
These types of successions are more commonly known as natural successions, and are processes in which there are gradual changes in the patterns and structure of a community. Over time, there have been substantial changes in vegetation as a result of a combination of both natural, physical factors and human interference. In this, there will be an attempt to find the aims, and to identify ways in which vegetation has transformed over time, and to evaluate the importance of both human and physical factors. The composition of vegetation depends upon the link between all of the species which make up the environment. Some of the core physical components of a habitat include its climate, relief, soils and the composition of its species. Plant populations gradually become bigger and more involved over time, with this process being known as succession. Over time, sometimes even thousands of years, a period of stability, also known as equilibrium is reached in which the vegetation has reached its climatic climax, which is the state in which the area will be in almost perfect synchronisation with its environmental conditions. In the British Isles, the climatic climax community is known as temperate deciduous …show more content…
The reasons behind the desire for ecological conservation include encouraging wildlife back into cities, making cheap use of derelict areas and maintaining a diverse species base by reintroducing locally extinct species. Work done in such areas involves planting trees (predominantly native species), dredging of ponds, and soil improvements, and will often involve local volunteers, showing the human activity catering for a natural succession in a positive light. An example of a successful ecological conservation area is that of Troopers Hill, located in southeast Bristol. The conservation of the Troopers Hill Local Nature Reserve has preserved much of the pre-existing habitats of the area, consequently enabling the survival of native species and plants. The main aim of the project has been fulfilled, as a variety of different habitats have been preserved, resulting with an increase in biodiversity; including mammals such as hedgehogs and foxes, as well as more than 40 species of bird and a wide variety of insects, with around 70 species of bee, with bees being a crucial part in almost every natural succession. Another reason for the creation of such areas is due to the fact that local people want a safe environment for leisure activities and that local authorities desire to make cheap use of
grasslands have fertile soil, deep grass, wildflowers, herbs it is adjusted to its local climates. The
Plants are found everywhere on earth, up high on the ridge and down low in caves and caverns. The types of plants that live in these places depends on many factors. These factors are separated into two different categories, the biotic factors and the abiotic factors. Some of the biotic factors include, predation, competition, and habitat destruction. Plants with limited competition and large amounts of resources will be in a higher abundance than plants with limited resources and higher competition rates will be confined to areas and either out competed or will be the dominant species. Certain plants adapt to these factors and thrive and others don’t do as well. Some of the abiotic factors include, sunlight, water, temperature, and wind. These
Biomes are appropriate conditions for organizing the natural world because the organisms that live in them common constellations of adaptations, particularly the climate of each of the areas and the characteristic vegetation types that develops in these divisions. It should be understood that the climate is perhaps the most important in determining classes of individuals who may live in an area and the ways they should be amended to live under different conditions of temperature and precipitation and seasonal distribution of these factors element. Every place on Earth has its own climate, influenced by both macroclimate regions as the particular microclimate. The soils are very important because they are essential to determine the types of plants that will grow into a bioclimatic zone in partical, in addition, also as substrates for animals serve. In turn, the soils are heavily influenced by regional climate, as well as the geology of the bedrock. At the same time we have to keep in mind the diversity of plants like the flora just like the diversity of the fauna as well as the adaptation of both.
The annual rate of precipitation, and elevational range once generated a strong foundation for a wide diversity of vegetation
There are many factors that account for the changes to the vegetation over time within ecosystems in the British Isles, such as human activity, climate, soil, light availability and intensity and natural disasters. The characteristics of the vegetation that are influenced by these factors are height, distribution, variety of species, adaptations and density of the vegetation. Some of these factors have relatively little influence on the succession development, whereas others have a dramatic influence over a long period of time, such as human activity. These factors, over time, result in the progression of a succession until the climatic climax vegetation is reached. However, sometimes these factors can mean that a plagioclimax is reached,
Restoration ecologists study the ecological communities before humans had any interaction with it. The importance of this study is that if the ecosystem can’t function we are able to do something about it.
Álainn, which means beautiful in Irish. Even though I haven’t been to Ireland, I have seen pictures, and it is beautiful country. I am Irish because of my dad’s ancestors who came to America in the late 1800’s. The countries weather is amazing compared to what I have. In Ireland there is a plenty of things to do during the day. My family celebrates some of the Irish holidays, but we don’t do any of their customs. I was so excited to learn about the culture and the life of the Irish.
Lakes and ponds are not common and occupy less than one percent of the surface. On the other hand, due to the severe climate and shallow body of soil, vegetations, up in the North are commonly sparse, ground-hugging and dwarf-like in form. The low variety of vegetation, which the diversity of plants yields only about 150 species, makes this region a barren plain. The main vegetation in upland areas consists of lichens and herbs, whereas water lowland sites will be predominated by sedges and mosses. Moreover, this land is also lacking the diversity of wildlife, that the limitation on plants greatly restricts food which inhibiting animals can consume. In fact, the habitat for a few animals
Vegetation is a key factor in determining the structure of an ecosystem. It determines many ecological parameters within a plant community such as microclimate, energy budged, photosynthesis, water regimes, surface runoff and soil temperature (Tappeiner and Cernusca, 1996). Vegetation of an area varies from place to place according to habitat heterogeneity of the area itself. The description and classification of the plant community in an ecosystem is known as Phytosociology (Braun-Blanquet, 1932; Odum, 1971). It’s an important characteristic in describing vegetation that offers a preliminary picture of the ecological character of the vegetation (Kershaw, 1973). Each site of study
The name Glasgow derives from a Gaelic phrase meaning ‘green valley’, suggesting that it is a wholesome and flourishing heartland. In 1990 it was hailed the European City of Culture. At 62ft it has the tallest cinema in the world. Glasgow boasts beautiful museums and gorgeous parks, highly regarded universities and a sparkling retail environment. It is the home of two internationally renowned football teams. Many would regard Glasgow’s greatest and memorable asset as being a city of warm and welcoming people, generous to a fault. However, despite Glasgow’s many accolades, there is a disturbing picture emerging behind the facade of its international status as a major city. The reality of a frightening gang culture, horrific violence and the disgusting sight of filth clearly indicate the massive steps still to be climbed before we can be proud of our heritage.
With poor weather, it was clear that the species that thrived in the wooded areas survived more effectively as a result of the protection that offered by the woods. Although more mosses and grasses were present near the quarries, it was obvious that they were much more susceptible to wind, cold, and rain. With fall in full swing, the vegetation near the quarries changed much sooner than the woodland vegetation.
This pristine environment also provided habitat for great diversity of plants and wildlife. Hundreds of species of native plants thrived in forest, marsh, and meadow. But now, in scarcely a
In order to answer this question we must first understand what succession is. There are two types of succession, primary, and secondary. Primary is when there is no life on a landform such as an empty island, and there was no community on that island before the succession. Secondary succession is where the community that was on the island is now being removed, and that there is a recovering of the population after the succession has occurred. One of the important things to remember about secondary succession is that it is typically faster because the soil is already present and plants may still be buried under the soil, and thus can grow faster then if they weren't there.
Biomes are large areas or regions of the earth that inhabit diverse groups of plants and animals, who’ve adjusted to the climate and weather of their native ecosystem. People need to understand that the eight biomes are fragile to human interference. When humans pollute, cut, and do other harmful actions to a biome, it can cause the irreversible damage that leads to the entire biome collapsing. It’s important to understand that biomes are valuable parts of the earth that should be left alone or else there will be large consequences on the animals and plants within them.
Plagioclimax is an example of human activities that influence local scale ecosystems by most often halting succession of an ecosystem. Plagioclimax has occurred for thousands of years in local scale ecosystems, due to previous hunter-gatherer lifestyles which formed distinctive habitats through such activities as deforestation and animal grazing. More recently plagioclimax has had a positive influence on local scale ecosystems by conserving habitats that are naturally occurring but not self-sustaining one such example is Canford Heath, Dorset. If there was no management of the heath then it would develop into the climatic climax of the British Isles, temperate deciduous woodland. One technique used to preserve the heath land is enclosing 12