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SHEEP PATHSO
Author(s) -
Thomas A. S.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1959.tb01009.x
Subject(s) - forb , quadrat , grazing , biology , agronomy , ecology , grassland , shrub
The variability of some chalk pastures above the Pewsey Vale in Wiltshire was studied by recording point‐quadrats two inches apart on strips across sheep paths; the results are shown diagrammatically. There were usually lines of tall grasses at the edges of the paths, with belts of shorter grass, richer in forbs, between the paths. Some species of grasses and forbs were most common on or near the paths; others were more common in the short turf. The theoretical and practical implications of this variability are briefly discussed.