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Vegetation refers to the plants or plant communities
covering the land surface of a particular place.
Vegetation is not equivalent to flora. It is important to know
the plant habits (e.g., trees, shrubs, herbs and epiphytes),
but not absolutely necessary to know the plant names. Common
vegetation types found in Hong Kong include: grasslands, scrublands,
woodlands, and coastal vegetation at the estuaries and beaches.
Vegetation has certain characteristics: e.g., succession, density,
and coverage.
Vegetation is affected by interacting factors, e.g., climate,
relief, parent material, time, organisms (including humans),
and disturbance (e.g. natural: fire, landslides, floods; anthropogenic:
forest cutting and clearing). |
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