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The abiotic dimension of ecosystems – Parent rock material, soil
Authors: Vrahnakis, Michael
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Abstract:
The third teaching unit (DE3) of the book aims to introduce the reader to the effects of the substrate (parent rock and soil) on the growth of vegetation, as elements of the abiotic dimension of ecosystems. The important groups of rocks are described according to the conditions of their creation, i.e. igneous or eruptive, sedimentary and metamorphic or schistose. For each of these groups, the most important rocks and mineralogical features are described, with an emphasis on those most commonly found in Greece. Finally, the physicochemical characteristics of the soils are described, as well as the effect of the physiographic relief (altitude, slope, exposure) on the ecosystems.
Linguistic Editors: Kalliaras, Dimitrios
Graphic Editors: Tsionis, Elias
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 26-02-2025
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License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/14552
Bibliographic Reference: Vrahnakis, M. (2025). The abiotic dimension of ecosystems – Parent rock material, soil [Chapter]. In Vrahnakis, M. 2025. Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/14552
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions