Open AccessProgressive plant invasion and colonization of an area adjacent to ancient woodland at Edford Wood, Somerset, England
Author(s) -
DAVIE J. H.,
AKEROYD J. R.,
THOMPSON D. H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1998.tb02108.x
Subject(s) - woodland , ecological succession , grassland , felling , colonization , flora (microbiology) , disturbance (geology) , biology , plant community , ecology , archaeology , geography , paleontology , bacteria
Edford Wood, near Holcombe in Somerset, England has a rich and varied flora. Topography and species composition indicate that much of the woodland is of ancient origin. The history of the site is complex, with the woodland long subjected to considerable human disturbance from surface mining of coal, drainage and the felling of larger trees. Documentary and other evidence has revealed that part of the wood has developed from grassland during the present century. This area of secondary woodland illustrates processes of succession as woodland plants invade.