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Initial establishment of vegetation in a man‐made coastal area in Denmark
Author(s) -
Hansen Kjeld,
Vestergaard Peter
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1986.tb00904.x
Subject(s) - vegetation (pathology) , festuca rubra , lolium perenne , grassland , perennial plant , biology , sand dune stabilization , ecology , festuca , poaceae , pathology , medicine
A man‐made coastal area (8 km long, 300 m wide), constructed from seed‐free, marine sand was investigated from 1978 to 1983 as regards relief, soil properties, and establishment of vegetation. The following developments were apparent:1 The outer shore zone changed from a Cakile ‐dominated vegetation to a sparse and less diverse vegetation. 2 The inner shore zone maintained spontaneous Ammophila as dominant and developed into a mobile dune with changing species. 3 The outer dune slope with planted Ammophila developed into a mobile dune dominated by vigorous Ammophila.4 The dune zone with planted Ammophila: The outer part developed towards a somewhat fixed dune with increasing diversity. The inner part developed into a diverse and more fixed dune community with mainly Festuca rubra.5 The inner dune slope developed into a vegetation comprising few species. 1 The grassland zone, initially sown with Festuca rubra and Lolium perenne , changed into a grass‐herb‐vegetation dominated by Festuca rubra , with a slowly increasing number of immigrating species, changing from annuals to perennials, in particular species of Fabaceae and Hippophaë.