Progress report on habitat management projects

摘要

Since 2001 the number of voluntary Tiabitat management projects I am involved in seems ever growing. In 2009 some of the projects seem to be paying off. Arabis glabra (Tower Mustard) has done very well at its site south of Gerrard's Cross in Bucks., with at least 200 rosettes and 26 flowering plants on the 2nd August 2009, in an open disturbed strip that was created for the species back in November 2008 by myself and Dave Shute. Rabbits do occur on the site and some flower heads do get knocked back,but disturbance they create can awaken dormant Tower Mustard seed. I am hoping with help from fellow botanists to create further open strips for this species in late 2009.