Does species richness and diversity of serpentine vegetation differ from the surrounding non-serpentine vegetation?
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Serpentine soil and plant diversity , with emphasis
Serpentine is formed during chemical transformation of ultrabasic magmatic rocks. The characteristics of serpenti ne soi l are its high Mg and low Ca contenI. Various factors have lead to the formation of specific serpentine flora and vegetation. In the serpentine flora both basophi10us and acidophilous plant species are present, and a small number of families and often genera predominate. Most...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Botany
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0254-6299
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2008.01.166