Plant succession on escarpment slides.
ES students working on the escarpment trail system note a number of slides, some of which had overgrown. The rate and types of plants that colonize these fine grained slides of of interest because of the role they play in stabilizing the soils.
In 1997 to 99 ES students ran transect across three different slides, each at different stages of plant colonization. They recorded plant species, spacing, size and health information on the plants. They also dug soil pits, recorded soil texture and moisture by weighing, drying and reweighing samples.
ES students working on the escarpment trail system note a number of slides, some of which had overgrown. The rate and types of plants that colonize these fine grained slides of of interest because of the role they play in stabilizing the soils.
In 1997 to 99 ES students ran transect across three different slides, each at different stages of plant colonization. They recorded plant species, spacing, size and health information on the plants. They also dug soil pits, recorded soil texture and moisture by weighing, drying and reweighing samples.