... OK. Probably depends what level you're talking about - fungal colonies, or individual hyphae or somewhere in between ... Yes, I think I've heard this said...
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Storey, M.W.
malcolms@...
May 1, 2001 9:13 am
... OK. Another hobby horse culled! I've been reading too many old books. Thanks for bringing me uptodate. Actually, the correct modern term is "Saprobic" eg...
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brian@...
May 2, 2001 1:36 am
Dear Ken, I understand your point where not to go. As we have seen with the Bucks site , people BUT especially horsesriders who do not stick to the proper...
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John Peacock
johnp@...
May 2, 2001 10:30 am
Dear Brian and All This observation regarding horses is not uncommon. Presumably in some cases the problem is that "rides", especially the edges are ideal...
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Nigel Kendall
nigel.kendall@...
May 2, 2001 11:05 am
Hi, I tend to agree with John, we should not ignore the natural evolvement of our flora which includes the disturbance and foraging of larger wild animals. I...
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Steve Preddy
Steve.Preddy@...
May 2, 2001 11:09 pm
Hi UKBotanists I'm back from my hols - thank you to Malcolm for holding the fort as list manager in my absence. Good to see there's lots of activity on the ...
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Sarah Patton
squirrel@...
May 3, 2001 7:18 am
Can anyone help me with some reference material on the traditional management of osier beds? We have a (privately owned) osier bed on the Reserve (Pagham...
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Nick Moyes
nick@...
May 3, 2001 8:43 am
Does anyone know if Grigson's Englishman's Flora exists anywhere in an electronic version, or indeed, any other works which collate local plant names? I would...
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Nick Moyes
nick@...
May 3, 2001 8:43 am
Does anyone know if Grigson's "The Englishman's Flora" exists anywhere in an electronic version, or indeed of any other works which collate colloquial plant ...
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Phil Luke
Phil@...
May 3, 2001 2:00 pm
It's certainly the case that some plants thrive as a result of poaching by cattle or horses. There is a fenland plant, whose name escapes me at present, which...
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Phil Luke
Phil@...
May 3, 2001 2:01 pm
I have a book which gives a little information - "Everyman's Nature Reserve" edited by Eve Dennis of Devon Wildlife Trust and published by David & Charles...
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Ron Tavender
ron.tavender@...
May 3, 2001 5:26 pm
A good example of a species requiring "poaching" by cattle is Corrigiola littoralis, Strapwort. At this species' station on the shores of Slapton Ley, S....
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martin catt
martin.catt@...
May 3, 2001 9:49 pm
Hi Ron and all Cattle at Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve aid the Strapwort by eating/trampling competing waterside plants. In place of seasonal rise and...
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Keith Hatton
kjh@...
May 3, 2001 9:54 pm
As fascinating as all of the recent ghost orchid talk has been , I thought I might introduce a far more humble flower into the discussion group. Usually , I...
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Briankbyrne@...
May 6, 2001 10:20 pm
Hi Martin, and hello Ron and all, Under the subject of Ghostly Prediction 4, Strapwort was cited as an example of a plant requiring 'poaching' by cattle to...
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Richard Lansdown
rlansdown@...
May 7, 2001 10:09 am
We've been looking at the ecological requirements of 'mud' species such as Corrigiola littoralis and Illecebrum verticillatum for a number of years. It is very...
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Rodney Burton
rodney.burton@...
May 7, 2001 5:26 pm
Is the occurrence of Sax. tridactylites as a railway weed a new phenomenon, or have I just been overlooking it? In the past three or four days I have seen it...
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Steve Preddy
Steve.Preddy@...
May 7, 2001 5:32 pm
Rodney It's a well-established plant on disused railway lines in the Radstock area, south of Bath; not seen it on still-in-use track though Steve...
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Ken Tucker
Ken.Tucker@...
May 7, 2001 8:53 pm
Two very interesting discussions of 'mud-specialists' like strapwort. Richard Lansdown mentioned that many of these species can appear on e.g. dried...
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brian@...
May 7, 2001 9:55 pm
Dear All, I have been showing a good friend of mine round Northants today at some of our scarce species as many areas { but not all } in my county are opening...
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martin catt
martin.catt@...
May 8, 2001 3:13 am
Hi Ken and all Could be simply Ruddy Ducks! they come to Slapton Ley (where they are not shot) before flying wherever they please to some-one elses wet bits! ...
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Ruth Dawes
Dawes.Rosedale@...
May 8, 2001 10:33 am
Sax. tridactylites is present on bare ground at Oswestry old station, Shropshire, together with ephemerals, such as Erophila verna. Line only used for short...
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Richard Lansdown
rlansdown@...
May 8, 2001 11:08 am
It seems likely that many of these species occur widely in the seed-bank and have a long dormancy capacity. There is a very good paper on 'mud' species,...
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Richard
richard@...
May 8, 2001 11:51 am
Here in northwest Derbyshire, I've found this plant growing on limestone walls, either beside, or close to railway lines. Stace gives this plant as being...
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SnailYumYum
snailyumyum@...
May 8, 2001 3:46 pm
... Could you tell me If Senecio squalidus is also present at Oswestry station? Many Thanks Ruth Eastwood ...
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martin catt
martin.catt@...
May 8, 2001 10:37 pm
Rodney There is plenty of it in S.Devon VC3 ( it was present on these sites when we moved here from London in 1987) with good numbers at Newton Abbot, Totnes ...
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Andy Horton
bmlss@...
May 9, 2001 5:10 pm
ADUR WORLD OCEANS DAY http://cbr.nc.us.mensa.org/homepages/BMLSS/WOD2001.htm ... ADUR WORLD OCEANS DAY Slide Show ...
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Ruth Dawes
Dawes.Rosedale@...
May 11, 2001 5:27 pm
Ruth I have no recent records of Senecio squalidus from Oswestry old station, but it could well have been overlooked. If I hear of it I will let you know. ...
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Steve McWilliam
steve.mcwilliam@...
May 12, 2001 10:53 am
For those who are interested, especially in the wildlife of Cheshire, Halton, Warrington, Wirral and the old Vice-County 58 (cheshire) with the 'pan-handle'...
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Nigel Kendall
nigel.kendall@...
May 13, 2001 5:59 pm
Hi, At last I have finished updating and remodelling my wildlife image sites, and have grouped them together under a new domain called 'NaturalBreak'. The...
