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Chalk heath, the Glossary

Chalk heath is a rare habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, formed of a paradoxical mixture of shallow-rooted calcifuge ("calcium-hating") and deeper-rooted calcicole ("calcium-loving") plants, growing on a thin layer of acidic soil over an alkaline substrate.^[1]

46 relations: Acid, Agrostis capillaris, Alkali, Alvar, Base (chemistry), Betonica officinalis, Biome, Calcareous grassland, Calcicole, Calcifuge, Calluna, Cattle, Chalk, Danthonia decumbens, East Sussex, Edaphology, England, Erica cinerea, Escarpment, European rabbit, Filipendula vulgaris, Grazing, Great Britain, Gypcrust, Gypsum flora of Nova Scotia, Heath, Juniperus communis, Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve, Livestock, Loess, Lullington Heath, Plough, Polygala vulgaris, Porton, Porton Down, Rendzina, Root, Rumex acetosella, Sand, Sanguisorba minor, Sheep, Surrey, Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, Teucrium scorodonia, West Sussex, Wiltshire.
Cultural landscapes

Acid

An acid is a molecule or ion capable of either donating a proton (i.e. hydrogen ion, H+), known as a Brønsted–Lowry acid, or forming a covalent bond with an electron pair, known as a Lewis acid.

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Agrostis capillaris

Agrostis capillaris, the common bent, colonial bent, or browntop, is a rhizomatous and stoloniferous perennial in the grass family (Poaceae).

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Alkali

In chemistry, an alkali (from lit) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.

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Alvar

An alvar is a biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil and, as a result, sparse grassland vegetation. Chalk heath and alvar are habitats.

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Base (chemistry)

In chemistry, there are three definitions in common use of the word "base": Arrhenius bases, Brønsted bases, and Lewis bases.

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Betonica officinalis

Betonica officinalis, common name betony is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.

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Biome

A biome is a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, and animal life. Chalk heath and biome are habitats.

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Calcareous grassland

Calcareous grassland (or alkaline grassland) is an ecosystem associated with thin basic soil, such as that on chalk and limestone downland. Chalk heath and Calcareous grassland are habitats.

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Calcicole

A calcicole, calciphyte or calciphile is a plant that thrives in lime rich soil.

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Calcifuge

A calcifuge is a plant that does not tolerate alkaline (basic) soil.

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Calluna

Calluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.

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Cattle

Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers.

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Chalk

Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock.

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Danthonia decumbens

Danthonia decumbens (formerly Sieglingia decumbens) is a species of grass commonly known as the heath grass, heath-grass, or staggers grass It is a tussock grass native to Europe and adjacent parts of Asia and North Africa.

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East Sussex

East Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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Edaphology

Edaphology (from Greek ἔδαφος, edaphos 'ground' + -λογία, -logia) is concerned with the influence of soils on living beings, particularly plants.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Erica cinerea

Erica cinerea, the bell heather, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, native to western and central Europe.

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Escarpment

An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas having different elevations.

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European rabbit

The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) or coney is a species of rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal and Andorra), western France, and the northern Atlas Mountains in northwest Africa.

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Filipendula vulgaris

Filipendula vulgaris, commonly known as dropwort or fern-leaf dropwort, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Rosaceae, closely related to meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria).

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Grazing

In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other forages into meat, milk, wool and other animal products, often on land that is unsuitable for arable farming.

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Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

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Gypcrust

Gypcrete or gypcrust is a hardened layer of soil, consisting of around 95% gypsum (calcium sulfate).

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Gypsum flora of Nova Scotia

The gypsum flora of Nova Scotia refers to a small group of plants that are restricted to naturally-occurring outcrops of gypsum.

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Heath

A heath is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Chalk heath and heath are Cultural landscapes, habitats and land management.

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Juniperus communis

Juniperus communis, the common juniper, is a species of small tree or shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae.

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Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve

Kingley Vale is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chichester in West Sussex.

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Livestock

Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting in order to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

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Loess

A loess (from Löss) is a clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment that is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust.

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Lullington Heath

Lullington Heath is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Eastbourne in East Sussex.

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Plough

A plough or plow (US; both) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting.

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Polygala vulgaris

Polygala vulgaris, known as the common milkwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Polygala in the family Polygalaceae.

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Porton

Porton is a village in the Bourne valley, Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Salisbury.

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Porton Down

Porton Down is a science and defence technology campus in Wiltshire, England, just north-east of the village of Porton, near Salisbury.

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Rendzina

Rendzina (or rendsina) is a soil type recognized in various soil classification systems, including those of Britain and Germany as well as some obsolete systems.

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Root

In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster.

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Rumex acetosella

Rumex acetosella, commonly known as red sorrel, sheep's sorrel, field sorrel and sour weed, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae.

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Sand

Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles.

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Sanguisorba minor

Sanguisorba minor, the salad burnet, garden burnet, small burnet, burnet (also used for Sanguisorba generally), pimpernelle, Toper's plant, and burnet-bloodwort, is an edible perennial herbaceous plant in the family Rosaceae.

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