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2. A definition of vegetation succession:
• The evolution of plant communities at a site over time-
from pioneer species to climax vegetation
• At each stage of the succession the plant community
alters the soil and microclimate, allowing the
establishment of another group of species
• One community of plants is therefore replaced by
another as the succession develops
• Eventually a climax community is reached where the
vegetation is in a state of equilibrium with the
environment and there is no further influx of new species
3. Psammosere: (plant succession initiated
on sand)
• In Scotland there are 5000 ha of partly vegetated sand
• 500+ vegetation types grow there
• Dune belts illustrate well the development of vegetation
from pioneer species to climax vegetation
• The plants which grow there have to adapt to an
environment which is :
dry
salty
mobile
lacking in nutrients
A vegetation succession on sand dunes
4. The development of a sand dune
system requires:
• A plentiful supply of sand
• Strong winds to transport sand particles through
saltation
• An obstacle to trap the sand e.g. a plant
Plants are therefore central to the formation, growth
and character of sand dunes
5. Psammoseres: some definitions
Pioneer stage:
Seeds are blown in by the wind or
washed in by the sea
The rooting conditions are poor due
to drought, strong winds, salty sea-
water immersion and alkaline
conditions created by sea shells
The wind moves sand in the dunes
and this allows rainwater to soak
through rapidly
6. Building stage:
Plants trap sand and grow with it, binding the
sand together with their roots
The humus created by decaying pioneer plants
creates more fertile growing conditions, and the
soil becomes less alkaline as pioneer plants
grow and trap rainwater
Less hardy plants can now grow and start to
shade out the pioneers
As plants colonise the dunes, the sand
disappears and the dunes change colour - from
yellow to grey
Psammoseres: some definitions
7. Climax stage:
Taller plants (such as trees) and more
complex plant species (like moorland
heathers) can now grow
Plants from earlier stages die out because of
competition for light and water
When the water table reaches, or nearly
reaches the surface, dune slacks can occur
Plants which are specially adapted to be
water-tolerant grow here
Psammoseres: some definitions
8. Sand dune systems develop seawards
over time…
• New dunes develop on the foreshore and here the
psammosere is in its pioneer stage
• Landwards of this, on the older, more sheltered dunes,
the psammosere is in its building stage
• Furthest inland, on the oldest dunes, the psammosere will
reach its climax stage
A sand dune system may take hundreds of
years to develop but the process can be seen
within a few hundred metres of the shoreline
9. An aerial view of a sand dune system
youngest
dunes
oldest
dunes
10. A transect across a sand dune system
X Y
Reveals variations in relief and vegetation ………..
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A transect across a sand dune system
13. Embryo and Fore Dunes: the environment
on-shore winds
high water
mark
seaweed
deposits
humus
pH 7
%OM 0.1
sand builds up
against pioneer
plants
sand alkaline
transient dunes
poor water
retention
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14. Embryo and Fore Dunes: the plants
The plants which grow here have
adaptations which allow them to
grow in a difficult environment :
Sea rocket
• high salt tolerance
• deep tap roots to obtain
available moisture Frosted orache
Saltwort
Sea couch
• prostrate (low) habit to
avoid strong winds
Sandwort
• waxy leaves to retain moisture
and withstand winds
15. Yellow Dunes: the environment
pH 6.5
%OM 0.23
above the
level of high
tides
reduced
wind speeds
Surface continually
blown away and
replenished with
fresh sand
‘Soil’ slightly
less alkaline and
more water
retentive
Some
humus
forming
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16. Yellow Dunes: the plants
• Salt tolerant
• Thrives on being buried by sand
• Inrolled leaves to reduce moisture
loss
• Long tap roots
• Underground rhizomes stabilise the
sand
Other plants such as Ragwort, Red
fescue and Sand sedge begin to appear
The dominant plant species is
Marram grass:
17. Grey Dunes: the environment
pH 5 - 6
%OM 1.0
sheltered by higher,
seaward dunes
lower pH
higher humus
content
little mobile
sand
sand no longer
accumulating
a more closed vegetation
community in which
marram grass is no longer
able to compete
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18. Grey Dunes: the plants
Older grey dunes may have extensive
covering of
• marram becomes more
sparse
• mainly perennials
• higher species diversity
lichens and heather
• surface lichens give ‘grey’
appearance
19. Dune Slacks: the environment
pH 4 - 5
%OM 8.5
relief
intersects the
water table
water table high –
especially in winter
soil acidic
occur in low lying hollows
between dune ridges
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20. Dune Slacks: the plants
The community which develops here comprises moisture-loving
plants commonly found in many fresh water wetland areas e.g.
Phragmites reeds
Flag iris rushes
Bog cotton
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“A Question of Psammoseres”
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23. 1
What type of dunes are forming in the foreground of this
photograph?
24. 2
This photo shows ground cover somewhere within a dune
system. What stage of the psammosere is it associated with?
Can you name any of the plants growing in the photo?
25. 3
What is the dominant species in this photograph? At which stage
of the psammosere would you expect to find it?
How is this plant adapted to its environment?
26. 4
This photo shows ground cover somewhere within a dune
system. What stage of the psammosere is it associated
with?
What is the dominant species? Why is the other plant also
able to grow here?
27. 5
In which stage of the dune succession would plants like these be
found?
How are they adapted to the environment there?
Can you name either of the species shown?
28. 6
What name is given to areas of open water such as this
which are found within dune systems?
Name some of the plants which you might expect to find
growing there
29. 7
This photo shows ground cover somewhere within a
dune system
What stage of the psammosere is it associated with?
Can you name any of the plants growing in the photo?
30. 8
The climax vegetation of a dune succession would look
similar to this photo
What is meant by the term ‘climax vegetation’?
Why is a community of plants like this one rarely found
in dune systems in the UK?
31. 9
The photo shows a dense community of foreshore plants
Name some of the plants you would expect to find here and
explain how they are able to survive in this environment