Plagioclimax community

Question 1

Size?

Answer 1

Largest heather moorland in the United Kingdom - North Yorkshire moors
Covers an area of 1,436km2

Question 2

Grazing

Answer 2

By Sheeps and rabbits, preventing succession from occurring.
Short heather provides food for sheep and nesting sites for birds.
Trampling also prevents succesion

Question 3

Slash and burn

Answer 3

Burning heather every 20 years prevents climatic community’s from being reached. No secondary succession as burning creates harsh conditions which only heather grows

Question 4

Bird species

Answer 4

Red-grouse, short eared owls, skylark, and snipe

Question 5

Definition

Answer 5

Is an area of habitat in which the influence of humans have prevented the ecosystems from developing further.