Coole-Garryland woodland in Gort, Co. Galway is a wet woodland that is frequent to flooding in the winter and drying out in the spring/summer months and has 400 hectares of woodland. Garryland is a Nature Reserve, meaning that it is a protected area and is a conservation site for fauna and flora. Garryland is mainly a broadleaf, deciduous woodland meaning that it is not filled with trees that are needle-like. These leaves come in many shapes and sizes and are generally flat. A wet woodland is where soils become waterlogged or when the soil does not have good drainage (Kelly et al, 1997). Garryland used to be a privately owned estate and has a history of planting non-native exotic trees, meaning that species such as Picea stichensis (Sitka spruce) and other coniferous species began to grow throughout the years. However, most of these species have now been removed to allow for the growth of native species. Garryland was also once owned by Lady Augusta Gregory and is now the co-founder of the Abbey Theatre. WB Yeats also came to Coole-Garryland woodlands and Garryland became the setting in many of his poems. Garryland has a rich history and was well known for its history before it became well known for its rich nature reserve. …show more content…
It also has many woody shrubs such as Corylus avellana (Hazel), Euonymus europaeus (Spindle) and Ilex aquifolium (Holly). All these species are dependent on the amount of sunlight that they obtain. Woodlands mainly consists of a Canopy Layer: large trees greater than 5m in height, an Understory Layer: younger species of the dominant trees, Shrub Layer: small, woody plants, Herb Layer: flowering plants, fungi and grasses and the Moss Layer: variety of mosses and
These are very difficult questions for me personally to answer because I live in the Pacific Northwest, and I have seen the beauty of the old growth forests first-hand.
Depending on the biomes, rainfall and soil can vary. However, the rainfall is typically ranges from 30 cm to 200 cm. In mountainous regions and forest biomes, there would be plenty of rainfall. While in the grasslands, there’s little rainfall. In the temperate zone, there are two main types of trees, coniferous and deciduous. The deciduous trees, in the South, drop their leaves in the winter. Generally, the trees are usually small in height unless in the forest areas. The forests tend to have wide leaves and tall, large trees. The soil in deciduous forests is found to be very fertile. The different amount of rainfall in the forest areas and the grasslands cause the difference between the trees and plant height. The rainfall in forest regions can lead them to be very common with the rainforests. Furthermore, the changes and variation of weather could be the reason as to why the forests shed or don’t shed their leaves. The leaves show a correlation between the fair amount of sunlight during the summer causing the leaves
Plants in the Taiga are important because the majority of the land is dense conifers. In the Taiga there are acres sometimes miles of the exact species of plant. Plants adapt to the climate so not all plants can thrive or survive so there is not a huge variety of plants. Spruce, fir and hemlock are the most abundant trees in the Taiga and some deciduous trees include poplar, birch and aspen. Evergreens have special adaptations in their shape that help support them when it snows. Tamaracks are one of a few trees other than evergreens that do lose their leaves and lives in the Taiga.
Plot in line three was changed to garden. The feel was slightly changed in line three because while plot means, “A small piece of ground marked out for a purpose such as building or gardening” (oxforddictionaries.com). A garden is more specific. It is a plot set aside for the use of vegetation. Therefore, garden gives the poem more of feel for nature. Line four has three alterations. The first of which is changing rain to precipitation. The author’s use of nouns is better; since rain has a natural feel, and precipitation has more of a scientific feel. The author’s choice of green was better than my choice of vegetation again for the same reason as the last alteration. Green has more of a natural connotation than vegetation. Line four’s last switch was replacing the prepositional phrase “are gone” with “have receded.” The phrase “have receded” gives the feeling that something has fled slowly. Yet, the phrase, “are gone” just states that they/it are/is no longer
The vegetation is mostly trees. There are many types of trees, Some of the trees are coniferous trees and deciduous. It is all scattered in the southern part of the Canadian Shield. The forests are all mixed with birch trees, aspen trees, tamarisk trees, black and white spruce trees, willow trees, hemlock trees, pine trees and balsam fir trees. The mixed forests are beautiful in the fall when the leaves of the deciduous trees change color.
The taiga is also known as boreal forest and is mainly distinguishable due to its abundance of carnivorous forests that are primarily made up of conifer or cone-bearing trees (NP, UC Santa Barbara). Three of the four most common conifers are evergreens, namely spruce, fir, and pine. The fourth conifer is the tamarack, also known as the larch, which is a deciduous tree. Other types of deciduous trees that can occasionally be found in the taiga include oak, birch, willow, and alder trees. The taiga does not feature a wide variety of plant life in comparison with other biomes due to its harsh climate; thin, acidic, and nutrient-lacking soil; and rocky terrain.
...le would be more than that of American beech because sugar maple produce more seeds than American beech. Furthermore, we study whether the two species co-exist via reciprocal replacement, habitat preference or merely by chance. We believe that habitat preference may be the mechanism of coexistence here and therefore we hypothesize that there will be more American beech tree neighbors as they may represent the most biomass as per our third hypothesis. Thereafter, root sprouting is effective in American beech to give them a greater horizontal growth than sugar maple. Hence, we hypothesize that sugar maple canopies will be less asymmetrical than American beech. Finally, because a nearby canopy may restrict a tree canopy growth in the same direction, we hypothesize that a tree will grow its respective canopy away from its neighboring canopy to receive maximum sunlight.
The various plant communities is a result of the highly variable soil. Tommy Thompson Park consists of dry, moist and wet meadows. They are very open and there are mixes of grasses and and wildflowers with trees and scrubs. The most common species with the meadows at TTP are the Canada Thistle, Common Tansy, Chicory, Viper’s Bugloss, Canada Goldenrod, Boneset and the Scoring Rush. Alongside meadows, Tommy Thompson Park also contains many forests, woodlands and thickets. These communities mainly consist of trees or shrubs and is popular decidious. The species it consists of are; the Trembling Aspen, Balsom Poplar, Eastern Cottonwood, Sandbar Willow, Red-Osier Dogwood. Barrens at Tommy Thompson Park consist of slabs of concrete and hardly contain soil. The beaches contain minimal plants as there is wave and ice action near the shoreline. There is a lack of soil within the barrans and dunes, which causes plants to hardly grow as well. The common species living within the beaches, barrens and dunes are: Canada Bluegrass, Sandbar Willow, Eastern Cottonwood, Common Mallow, Lamb’s Quarters and Purslane. The park also has numerous aquatic habitats which have submereged or floating vegetation
The ecozone's forests are composed of 12.8% mixedwood, 2.1% deciduous, and 0.2% coniferous trees. The forest cover spans from 3 to 16%, and 40% of Ontario's rare plants are exclusive to the Carolinian forests. The Wood Poppy, Small-whorled Pogonia, Prickly Pear Cactus, and Cucumber Tree are species listed as Endangered. Wild Raspberry, Black-eyed Susans, Clover, Goldenrod, and Trilliums are widespread in forest ecosystems. Thickets and abandoned fields are h...
In the text, "The Book of Margery Kempe”, transcribed by an anonymous priest and translated by Lynn Staley, Margery Kempe incited a notion that she was a part of something greater than herself through the transformation of her identify by her performance after her first childbirth, how she dealt with the scared through her crying performances, and how she taught and persuaded those around her to follow God through her religious performances. Firstly, Kempe’s identity transformed after the birth of her first child, representing that she was a part of something greater than herself because of her ability to transform herself into a devote woman of God. Kempe had found herself attacked by illness after her first child was conceived, and the devil began to appear in her life and convinced her to betray her devotion to religion. She was able to transform this mindset, however, after she had a vision of Jesus.
There have always been many different trees are found in the forest. Tall ones, round of leaf and with broad branches spread open in welcome. Short ones are found here as well, with thin trunks and wiry limbs they sway in the breeze. A wide variety of foliage in the emerald grove dancing merrily to the whispers of the wind. In this quiet thicket, a different type of tree grows, too. They stand resolute, patient, and ever growing.
He has simply gained something in return: looking at nature, not in thoughtless ways but seeing its true meaning and beauty; hearing the sad music of humanity. The “Frost at Midnight” and “Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey” contain different understandings of these two speakers; Wordsworth and Coleridge. Wordsworth is raised in a simple countryside and he views his childhood as a time when his relationship with nature was at its greatest; he revisits his childhood memories to relieve his feelings and encourage his imagination.
Species Diversity and Abundance of Ground Flora in Coppices of Different Ages Introduction: Coppicing is the removal of the canopy layer - such as hazel, ash and lime to nearly ground level. This provides timber but also allows the trees to re-grow with many more shoots instead of just the one trunk. This cycle takes about ten years which gives the ground layer a chance to flourish. Hypotheses:There will be less species diversity and abundance in the old coppice. Explanation:There are many reasons for my hypotheses which I will try to scientifically prove.
This dense and luxuriant rainforest has the greatest diversity than any other in Australia and many in the world. The Daintree is also the home of rare and threatened extinct plant and animal species. The importance of this ecosystem is the very high. This ecosystem contributes to the overall health of this plant in many ways. Diversity contributes to the breakdown of pollution and helps to control the climate to name a few.
...thorn-trees By the waters. I herd the old, old men say, ‘All that’s beautiful drifts away Like the waters.’ This poem was written some time between 1904 and 1910, at this time Yeats would have been between 39 and 45 years old. When Yeats wrote this he probably started to see changes in himself, and when he saw old men he realized how close he was to becoming one of them himself. Because of the subject, I find it strange that e used a lyrical style of writing. To a Squirrel at Kyle-na-no Come play with me; Why should you run Through the shaking tree As though I’d a gun To strike you dead? When all I would do Is scratch your head And let you go. Yeats wrote this poem between 1919 and 1928. I think that this poem has more meaning than just wanting to play with a squirrel. At the time it was written there was some major industrialization going on, so that leads me to believe that the squirrel represents all of nature, and he is trying to enjoy nature. The fact that the squirrel runs away shows that nature knows of mans destructiveness and it doesn’t trust man. What I think Yeats is trying to say is that he really doesn’t agree with industrialization, but again he uses a lyrical style.