Talk:Xerosere

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Can I have a real world example?

This is so full of unexplained jargon and undefined technical terms I have no idea what it means. —An gr ^{If you've written a quality article...} 20:50, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unlikely and incomprehensible term: sold[edit]

In the section Foliose and fruticose lichen stage, we find the sentence:

The shallow depressions in the rocks and crevices become filled with sold {my emphasis} and topsoil layer increases further.

in which the word sold appears. I'd hazard a guess that sold is not a technical term in the context of Plant successions. Did the author perhaps mean mold (i.e. mould in British English) or soil?

Would someone familiar with the topic please correct this sentence? Thanks! yoyo (talk) 15:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A less parochial view[edit]

In the section Tree stage, we find this sentence:

In poorly drained soils oaks establish themselves.

Whilst this may be true in some parts of the world, it simply doesn't happen elsewhere, e.g. in Australia, in equatorial hinterlands, etc., in the absence of oaks. This article needs review by an expert, so it gives a broader picture, i.e. from a less European or American perspective. What is a xerosere in other locales; what are typical climax forest species there? yoyo (talk) 16:24, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]