Psammoseres -video and plant names

We have spoken today of the characteristics of psammoseres and of the specific features we may see when completing our fieldwork next week. The task for the next few days is to learn the plant names although it may not seem like Geography it is an essential part of a good answer. Don't forget the excellent posters and information sheets produced by the Macaulay Institute on psammoseres and of course also on soils. Remember the Biosphere unit of work also incorporates the Soil topic we looked at earlier in the year

http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/soilposters/index.html

The Higher Still video aims to show a typical sand dune transect whilst also demonstrating a variety of fieldwork methods. Can you recall the methods shown ? Which ones will we use ? Which of the methods seemed to be very time consuming ? How could the data collected be processed ?

Lastly tonight - our favourite quick fire questions - only 5 as it is Friday night.

1. Name 3 different types of sere ?
2. Name 2 sand dune systems in Scotland ?
3. What is an embryo dune and where would you find it ?
4. Where would you find a slack ?
5. Name one plant you could find on a fixed dune.

( O.K. 6 questions)

Have a good weekend !