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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Machair"”.
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Mapping the Machair
… 2023 and March 2024 from a specific area of machair on the Isle of North Uist. The data collected is drawn from several sources; audio recordings, journals, photography and informal botanical mapping. This dissertation is a written account, detailing research enquiries and outcomes of a …
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Variations and trends in the sensitivity of machair soils and coastal landforms to erosion, South Uist, Outer Hebrides
The machair is a coastal grassland system found only in parts of northern and western Scotland and Ireland. Despite its limited geographic distribution, machair landscapes have high ecological, geomorphological, and cultural significance, as recognised by numerous conservation designations and …
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Middening in the Outer Hebrides : an ethnoarchaeological investigation.
… stability and water-retentiveness of cultivated machair. The use of nutrients reflects their intrinsic properties, their availability and the characteristics of different land types. For example, dung is preferentially applied to blackland and staple grain crops, seaweed to machair and fodder …