Studies in the Ecology of Wicken Fen: III. The Establishment and Development of Fen Scrub (Carr)

Abstract

III. ESTABLISHMENT OF RHAMNUS FRANGULA AND R. CATHARTICUS 90 (a) Fruiting and age of bushes ..90 (b) Germination ..90 (c) Soil acidity ..90 (d) Dispersal by birds ..91 (e) Dispersal by mice ..93 (f) Numbers of seed parents ..95 IV. RESERVE A (EARLY STAGES OF CARR FORMATION AND EXTENSION) 96 (a) Validity of the map records ..96 (b) General comparison of maps of the whole area . 97 (c) Squares c-d-e, 1-2-3 ..99 (d) Squares g-h-i, 5-6-7 ..102 (e) Squares i-j-k, 6-7-8 ..102 (f) Squares k-l-m, 7-8-9 ..104 (g) Squares j-k-l, 4-5-6 ..105 V. TRANSECT C (INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT OF CARR) . . . . 105