4. Biosphere Flashcards

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Sand dunes

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Embryo dunes
Yellow dunes
Grey dunes
Dune slacks

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Plant Succession

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Pioneer stage
Building stage
Climax stage

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Changing conditions

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Exposure to wind
Salinity 
Humus content 
Soil moisture 
Temperature extremes 
Vegetation cover
Acidity
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Plant examples

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Sea Rocket
Sea Couch Grass
Marram Grass
Lyme Grass
Dwarf Willow
Mosses
Rushes
Gorse
Sea Buckthorn
Pine trees
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Soil forming factors

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Influence of climate
Vegetation cover
Parent material 
Natural events
Time
Biota
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Describe & explain main influences on formation of Podzol, Brown Earth & Gley soils

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Draw accurate soil profiles
Horizons
Colour
Texture
Biota
Vegetation cover
Processes such as leaching, permafrost & waterlogging
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Self Catering of soils with reference to relief & drainage

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The sequence down a slope from the top of a hill to the valley bottom

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