ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MARRAM GRASS
Marram, from Old Norse marálmr, from marr sea + hálmrhaulm.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARRAM GRASS»
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Marram Grass: Poetry and Otherness
I guess the real question, in each of these essays, is the way writing depends upon otherness – and how it arcs toward a relationship with the other.”
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Geography: An Integrated Approach
older dune ridges (grey dunes) climax fore-dunes: sea couch grass, marram
grass main ridge, marram grass on yellow dunes ragwort, heather, prickly holly,
small shrubs, buckthorn large oak trees - likely position of domed water table
small ...
SPOTLIGH" Fig 12.12 Planting marram grass with an extensive underground
rooting system, to stabilise sand dunes. This plant is a xerophyte with features
which reduce the rate of transpiration. There are many hairs associated with
sunken ...
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Plants at the Margin: Ecological Limits and Climate Change
As discussed inSection 3.7.3 'Dew' the elevation of water by capillary action
moves water no more than 40 cm above the water table. The average rooting
depth of marram grass is in the order of 1–2 metres and the depth of the water
table can ...
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Sheep and cattle grazed the dune hollows, where — apart from occasional
clumps of Juncus and marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) — there was little
nesting cover for hedgehogs. During winter many hollows were partly inundated,
which ...
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AS biology for AQA (specification B)
Figure 1 shows marram grass growing on sand dunes, where there is very little
fresh water and there may be salt present. Look at figure 2 showing a section of a
marram grass leaf. This is well adapted to living in windy, dry conditions. It has a
...
Christine Lea, Pauline Lowrie, Siobhan McGuigan, 2000
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The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales
In this work they called in the aid of Marram Grass. Eight rows were planted
alongside the road, and they have undoubtedly prevented the sand encroaching
on the road, and having done their work, the tussocks of Marram Grass are now ...
New South Wales, Australia. Dept. of Agriculture, Henry Charles Lennox Anderson, F. G. Chomley, 1906
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Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales
In 1904 we find the sand-drift nuisance has long been abated, and these
despised and feared sand-hills bring in an annual revenue of £400. This is made
up by grazing fees and the selling of the Marram Grass to other States and
countries.
New South Wales. Dept. of Agriculture, F. G. Chomley, Percy Hunter, 1907
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Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales
In 1904 we find the sand-drift nuisance has long been abated, and these
despised and feared sand-hills bring in an annual revenue of £400. This is made
up by grazing fees and the selling of the Marram Grass to other States and
countries.
' cattle kept in fair condition during that time. There seems to ' be some doubt in
the minds of a great many persons who have ' heard about Marram grass that it is
of no value as a fodder, but ' I can assure you that the cattle at Port Fairy thrive ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARRAM GRASS»
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How many Southport landmarks can you see in 1987 hit Wonderful …
"It was the shots of that tractor on the beach (I think it collects the brown shrimps from the water) and what looked like marram grass on Ainsdale ... «Southport Visiter, Jul 15»
School pupils pitch in to protect beach
... School enjoyed an afternoon on the dunes on Wednesday to help Ruda Holiday Park's beach ranger Rose Roberts plant marram grass. «North Devon Gazette, Jul 15»
Roddy L'Estrange: Coastal stroll and Prufrock nearly seal it for our …
With an effort, for he was unfit, he dragged himself through the marram grass and soft sands to the shoreline. North of him the beach stretched ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Nature and nurture, island style
Controversial too has been the dune restoration work around the mighty Mason Bay, removing the South American marram grass that had ... «The Southland Times, Jul 15»
The National Trust's Sound Of Our Shores campaign
... been shared, ranging from the ambient sound of Grimsby docks to seagulls fighting over chips and the wind rustling through marram grass. «Third Sector, Jun 15»
Royal Portrush - Graeme up Beatt for the Open...
Ongoing work includes the removal of Sea Buckthorn from 4,000m2 and areas being sprigged with marram grass. "Beginning this year, we are ... «Pitchcare, Jun 15»
Motor vehicles not welcome in sensitive natural areas in PEI
... coasts by purchasing and managing at risk coastal properties when possible, by replanting marram grass when necessary and by monitoring ... «Journal Pioneer, Jun 15»
Danish midsummer menu: In search of the finest oysters
Half an hour inland across a wild, somewhat bleak landscape of heather-clad heath, low dunes, marram grass, pine-trees and splashes of ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
The cream of Cornish hotels: The Headland is a clear winner
... a stark contrast to the waves crashing on the jagged rocks below, wander along the cliff path amid tufts of marram grass gently blowing in the ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
Large adder found by dogwalker in Fremington, experts advise …
It likes areas with large amounts of gorse, heather or marram grass and North Devon is a "hotspot" for them. Tom said males look almost black ... «North Devon Journal, Jun 15»
