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Biological Individual Investigation What Effects Have Management Had On Grasses In Rushey Plain, Epping Forest? Abstract  

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Biological Individual Investigation What Effects Have Management Had On Grasses In Rushey Plain, Epping Forest? Abstract Rushey Plain, Epping Forest, is an area that is currently undergoing succession due to the loss of an arresting factor in the 1950s. With a Mann-Whitney U-Test Value of 56, I managed to prove that there is a significant difference in grass coverage between a wooded area, where natural succession had been allowed to occur, and an area that had been artificially cleared in Epping Forest. Aim To study the effects that management have on grasses in two areas of Rushey Plain, Epping Forest. Background Knowledge Epping Forest is found between London, and where the M11 and M25 cross. The layout of the forest can be seen on the map (figure 1) From analysis of fossilised pollen in the area, it is known that Epping Forest has existed for at least 4,000 years. The Normans established it as a Royal Hunting Forest,...

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