ECOFACT Volume 1 Introduction and Approach - Centre for Ecology ...
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Vegetation class 11<br />
Description<br />
AGGREGATE CLASS II<br />
TALL GRASSLAND/HERB<br />
Streamsides<br />
within crops<br />
Soils L<strong>and</strong> cover<br />
Occurrence (%)<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
Total number of plots<br />
L<strong>and</strong>scape association<br />
Plot types<br />
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />
Arable<br />
Marginal upl<strong>and</strong><br />
Pastural<br />
Upl<strong>and</strong><br />
Boundary<br />
Hedge<br />
Roadside<br />
Streamside<br />
Main<br />
Habitat<br />
160<br />
%<br />
84<br />
0<br />
16<br />
0<br />
%<br />
20<br />
1<br />
0<br />
56<br />
3<br />
21<br />
This class mainly occurs on streamsides but may also be found along boundaries<br />
or in small relict fragments of vegetation on variable soil types. It is common<br />
<strong>and</strong> has false oat-grass (Arrhenathrum elatius), cleavers (Galium aparine) <strong>and</strong><br />
common nettle (Urtica dioica) as the main cover species. The class is quite<br />
diverse with characteristic plants such as great willowherb (Epilobium<br />
hirsutum), creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) <strong>and</strong> hedge bindweed (Calystegia<br />
sepium). The distribution of this class is mainly in East Anglia, southern Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> the Midl<strong>and</strong>s, with outliers elsewhere in the lowl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Associated features<br />
0 Disturbed<br />
1 Terrestrial raw<br />
2 Raw gley<br />
3 Lithomorphic<br />
4 Pelosols<br />
5Brown<br />
6 Podzolic<br />
7 Surface water gley<br />
8 Groundwater gley<br />
9 Man-made<br />
10 Peat<br />
Distribution<br />
Occurrence (%)<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
Mapscale approx: 1:11,000,000 Key units<br />
Area 000’s km<br />
0 kilometres 500<br />
–2<br />
Length 000’s km<br />
1 Crops<br />
2 Fertile grassl<strong>and</strong><br />
3 Infertile grassl<strong>and</strong><br />
4 Grass mosaic/bracken<br />
5 Moorl<strong>and</strong> grass<br />
6 Tall grassl<strong>and</strong>/herb<br />
7 Bog<br />
8 Woodl<strong>and</strong><br />
9 Heath <strong>and</strong> screes<br />
10 Water <strong>and</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong><br />
11 Maritime vegetation<br />
12 Communications/urban<br />
Main<br />
Boundary<br />
Area 0.43 SE 0.22 Length 17.98 SE 4.27