MadSci Network: Botany
Query:

Subject: How/why does trampling affect plants ?

Date: Tue Mar 26 14:28:15 2002
Posted by Phil
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Immanuel College
City: Bushey State/Province: HERTS Country: U.K.
Area of science: Botany
ID: 1017170895.Bt
Message:

I was taught that trampling affects plants by damaging the meristem. Grasses are less affected because they have a basal meristem. Some of my colleagues believe that trampling affects plants by compacting the soil, others that grasses are not so damaged because of their thicker cuticles. Any ideas?


Re: How/why does trampling affect plants ?

Current Queue | Current Queue for Botany | Botany archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Botany.



MadSci Home | Information | Search | Random Knowledge Generator | MadSci Archives | Mad Library | MAD Labs | MAD FAQs | Ask a ? | Join Us! | Help Support MadSci


MadSci Network, webadmin@www.madsci.org
© 1995-2002. All rights reserved.