Marram grass is particularly discouraged by the change in acidity.

It is declining over large parts of its original range due to competition from marram grass.

Only the planting of marram grass stopped the dunes and put an end to this threat.

There will also be Marram grass collection and planting to strengthen the dunes.

Indeed, marram grass only thrives while fresh sand is being added to the dune.

In the study, the researchers planted the marram grass in two separate containers.

Further back, Insects were nibbling spilt blood on the marram grass.

It lacks natural trees, being covered instead with marram grass and other low-growing vegetation.

The group also replant marram grass and other indigenous plants in the dune areas.

It also visits flowers such as heather, marram grass and ragwort.

The latter may be what Robertson (1984) calls northern marram grass dune pasture.

Amongst other works he started planting the sand dunes with marram grass to stabilize them.

Marram grass has been widely used for thatch in many areas of the British isles close to the sea.

Only certain plants, such as marram grass, can withstand the constant blown sand and salt spray.

Soon their garments were steaming in the heat, and the marram grass had ceased to be waterlogged.

These species (e.g. marram grass) will stabilise the dunes and prevent them moving any more.

Others, like certain heathers or marram grass, have tightly rolled up leaves with pores on the inside.

It was home to a thriving marram grass industry, used for producing matting, nets and rope.

It is easily identified by open sand with stands of marram grass and sand reed.

The sand-dune marram grass has rolled leaves with stomata on the inner surface.

It is one of two species of the genus Ammophila (marram grass).

There were many shrubs and palm trees, and the dry soil had a covering of marram grass.

And now, lying in the dunes, seeing the sky through the rigid stalks of marram grasses, he thought about it almost with terror.

The Men came for me where I huddled in the marram grass and they took me back to the low cage.

Not many plants make it in the sand dune but the marram grass can survive the winds and water of the dunes.

She tried not to look at the still bent grass where her own tent had rested.

The bent grasses showed a slightly different colour when looked at parallel to the surface.

Whatever pattern you make is revealed by the light shining off of the bent grass.

It has the finest texture of all the bent grasses.

The name Bentley is said to mean a clearing with bent grass.

Bent grass does not have grain, which makes it superior as a putting surface.

Bent grasses and bushes where the car went through ought to be pretty visible.

If you've always wanted to have a lawn that looks like something you'd see on an elegant golf course, bent grass is for you.

Once upon a time such a house as this would have had only bent grass as a covering.

Nothing but a wave of bent grass blades marked his invisible passing.

It is a bent grass green with allowance for walking and golf carts on the course.

Because of the intense heat here in the summer, the bent grass greens have to be watered during play to keep them alive.

At first it was easy to detect the bent grasses and foliage which marked their trail.

Blood dripped from leaves, branches, and the tips of bent grasses.

Dawn came clear and bright; a wind swept across their path, rushing through the bent grasses.

And forget bent grasses and bushes showing him where the car had gone.

King's Walk has tall fescue grasses and bent grass greens.

The course plays on real bent grass greens.

Bent grass is used for the fairways and for the greens.

A standard court of freshly manicured bent grass measures 105 by 84 feet and resembles a putting green.

The course features bent grass and is set up to both challenge expert players while being forgiving to beginners still new to the game.

It has a very fine texture and like most bent grasses grows very dense.

Thomas Davis designed the course with bent grass greens and bluegrass fairways.

In 1981, the greens were converted to bent grass from Bermuda grass.

Huddling to the ground, the rangy prowler noted the bent grass.

Without the beachgrass, the sand dunes are blown away by wind.

Through the planting of beachgrass, erosion could be largely contained.

The dunes immediately adjacent to the beach support a plant community dominated by beachgrass.

The improvement in beachgrass growth has been documented by a "photomonitoring project" from 1995-2005.

Starting in the early 1990s, there has been extensive restoration of the beachgrass along eastern Lake Ontario.

"Cape variety" American beachgrass was introduced into the area, and is now mixed with Champlain.

Its dunes are dominated by beachgrass and seaside goldenrod.

Damaged stands of beachgrass were replanted following some experiments with differing varieties and cultivation methods.

The typical plant of the dunes is the beachgrass, which anchors the dunes with its extensive root system.

Some beaches are also shrinking, due partially to human interactions and partly to invasive species of plant such as European Beachgrass.

The beachgrass species are also very good examples of xerophytes, being able to thrive on arid to semi-arid beach dunes.

Some tall wormwood plants grow amidst the beachgrass, as do cottonwood trees and sand dune willows.

Stable coastal dunes and sandhills are structures created by dune-building plants such as beachgrass and cottonwood trees.

Sand dune-beach plant communities along the northern shore include American beachgrass, switchgrass, beardgrass, seaside goldenrod, and beach pea.

A. breviligulata - American Marram Grass or American Beachgrass.

The beachgrass grows runners under the surface of the sand that interlock into a ropelike network, and actually builds the dune by trapping sand.

These experiments were apparently the foundation for the extensive beachgrass restoration that was subsequently undertaken along the entire length of the eastern Lake Ontario coastal dunes.

The density of these pathogens is low in freshly deposited sand, but builds up in the roots of beachgrass on stabilized sand.

Ammophila arenaria is a species of grass known by the common names European marram grass and European beachgrass.

It is very similar to the common American beachgrass native to the Atlantic coasts of North America, but blooms in July instead of September.

Higher in the park are other species, like the Ammophila arenaria (European beachgrass), and Cytisus striatus (Portuguese broom).

Since 2000, the dune overlooking Sandy Island Beach was partially rebuilt and replanted with beachgrass by New York State.

The purchase was followed by a restoration effort involving beachgrass plantings and construction of boardwalks, which prevent damage to the beachgrass by foot traffic.

A. breviligulata is quite similar in appearance and ecology to a second species of beachgrass, Ammophila arenaria (European beachgrass).

A main threat to this rare species is the presence of the introduced non-native European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria), which was once planted to stabilize the sand dunes and now dominates.

Oxybelus, rather smaller than Ammophila, supplies her young with flies.

This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Chitonospora ammophila.

This will hatch quickly and eat both Ammophila's own egg and the caterpillar that was provided for it.

The larvae probably feed on Ammophila and Leymus species.

Another hunting wasp, Ammophila has been filmed using pebbles to close burrow entrances.

In community SD6 (Mobile dune) Ammophila is the dominant species.

The sandwasps Ammophila and Sphex also use a tool - a sort of miniature hammer - as an aid in construction.

California Conservation Corps, spearhead of Ammophila removal efforts in California.

The Ammophila wasp, which lives in the open desert lands of the American mid-west, when breeding time comes starts digging a burrow.

Marram (Ammophila arenaria)

It is in the Mulga Lands bioregion and was established to protect a population of the rare plant Acacia ammophila.

Psathyrella ammophila (dune brittlestem)

In essentially all of the locations where they have been introduced, Ammophila plants are now listed as invasive, and costly efforts are underway to eradicate them.

Bergson, quoting Fabre, has made play with the supposed extraordinary accuracy of the solitary wasp Ammophila, which lays its eggs in a caterpillar.

Ammophila species are native to the coasts of the North Atlantic Ocean where they are usually the dominant species on sand dunes.

The Ammophila grasses are widely known as examples of xerophytes, which are plants that can withstand arid conditions such as deserts or sandy beaches.

Ammophila species were introduced in the late 19th century on the Pacific coast of North America as well, and massive, intentional plantings were continued at least through 1960.

Typical vegetation includes Ammophila arenaria, Honckenya peploides, Cakile maritima, and Spartina coarctata.

It is, however, a part of many described feats of animal behaviour, as we may illustrate with the Bearends's study of the digger wasp Ammophila,(Figure 3.11).

Despite their occurrence on seacoasts, 'Ammophila' grasses are not particularly tolerant of saline soils; they can tolerate a salinity of about 15 g/l (1.5%), which makes them "moderate halophytes".

Animals including mammals, birds and insects such as bees and wasps (Ammophila and Sphex), are capable of learning landmarks in their environment, and of using these in navigation.

When the hole is fully stocked, the Ammophila seals it with a plug of sand made firm and smooth by hammering it with a grain of gravel held in her jaws.

In the semi-fixed dunes (community SD7), where the quantity of blown sand is declining Ammophila becomes less competitive, and other species, notably Festuca rubra (Red Fescue) become prominent.

A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Laccariopsis mediterranea, which grows in sand dunes around the Mediterranean Sea on shores and colonizes Ammophila and Juniperus roots.

The genus name "'Ammophila' ('Syllable stress of Botanical Latin') " originates from the Greek words of 'Ammos', meaning sand, and 'Phillia', meaning lover.

He looked around and saw the narrow trail through the high beach grass.

They may also be found crawling on blades of beach grass.

Also a type of beach grass, now rare, which was known to grow at the gateway.

Volunteers will be needed in March to transplant beach grass into the dunes.

The beach grass field occupies four of the 80 acres used as the nursery's growing area.

Eventually, this sand is colonized by beach grass and other plants.

Beach grass can be seen through the expanse of windows that overlook the ocean.

Beach grasses form a large underground system of roots.

It had found a tiny patch of rank beach grass and was grazing.

Under the river's side of the bridge is a tiny island of American beach grass.

It builds its nests higher on the shore near beach grass and other objects.

He walked hunched over, making curved tracks, and disappeared behind the beach grass.

Various native plants are being choked out by invasive species like European beach grass.

Just before the road ended at the low dunes of sand and tough beach grass, the blue convertible turned again.

The county will plant beach grass on top of the sea wall, which is expected to be complete by Memorial Day.

The city contributed 600 palmetto trees and 50,000 beach grass seedlings.

The park is surrounded by tall beach grass with a natural serene lake or (little creek).

Scraggly tufts of beach grass poked up through the shells.

Portions of the area are closed to allow beach grasses and other native plants to regenerate.

She could just make out sparkling water, barnacles on a piling, beach grass, sand.

Already, the beach grass looks well established.

"People don't expect to see caterpillars eating the beach grass or crawling down the road to get there."

That remains to be the question, build reefs off the island, jetties, beach grass"

Nonetheless, ten minutes later, she was tramping through the beach grass and sea rocket, just in case he'd come to see the ocean.

She painted it with birds coming back, each gathering beach grass and pine needles to build a nest.

Marram grass is particularly discouraged by the change in acidity.

Only the planting of marram grass stopped the dunes and put an end to this threat.

There will also be Marram grass collection and planting to strengthen the dunes.

It is declining over large parts of its original range due to competition from marram grass.

Further back, Insects were nibbling spilt blood on the marram grass.

It also visits flowers such as heather, marram grass and ragwort.

In the study, the researchers planted the marram grass in two separate containers.

Indeed, marram grass only thrives while fresh sand is being added to the dune.

The group also replant marram grass and other indigenous plants in the dune areas.

Amongst other works he started planting the sand dunes with marram grass to stabilize them.

The latter may be what Robertson (1984) calls northern marram grass dune pasture.

Soon their garments were steaming in the heat, and the marram grass had ceased to be waterlogged.

Marram grass has been widely used for thatch in many areas of the British isles close to the sea.

Only certain plants, such as marram grass, can withstand the constant blown sand and salt spray.

It lacks natural trees, being covered instead with marram grass and other low-growing vegetation.

Others, like certain heathers or marram grass, have tightly rolled up leaves with pores on the inside.

The sand-dune marram grass has rolled leaves with stomata on the inner surface.

It was home to a thriving marram grass industry, used for producing matting, nets and rope.

It is easily identified by open sand with stands of marram grass and sand reed.

The dunes are a substantial area of stable grassland where the principal vegetation is marram grass.

The Men came for me where I huddled in the marram grass and they took me back to the low cage.

And now, lying in the dunes, seeing the sky through the rigid stalks of marram grasses, he thought about it almost with terror.

There were many shrubs and palm trees, and the dry soil had a covering of marram grass.

Not many plants make it in the sand dune but the marram grass can survive the winds and water of the dunes.

Nearer the coast marram grass and tree lupin grow [1].

"Boards are looking for women with general management experience, and my name is one that comes up in the computer," Marram says.

Ms. Marram had served in the position since 1988.

Marram grass is particularly discouraged by the change in acidity.

Only the planting of marram grass stopped the dunes and put an end to this threat.

There will also be Marram grass collection and planting to strengthen the dunes.

It is declining over large parts of its original range due to competition from marram grass.

Further back, Insects were nibbling spilt blood on the marram grass.

It also visits flowers such as heather, marram grass and ragwort.

In the study, the researchers planted the marram grass in two separate containers.

Indeed, marram grass only thrives while fresh sand is being added to the dune.

The assassin follows the group, heading for the Marram Marshes.

The group also replant marram grass and other indigenous plants in the dune areas.

Amongst other works he started planting the sand dunes with marram grass to stabilize them.

The latter may be what Robertson (1984) calls northern marram grass dune pasture.

Soon their garments were steaming in the heat, and the marram grass had ceased to be waterlogged.

Marram grass has been widely used for thatch in many areas of the British isles close to the sea.

By 1924 only 65 hectares of marram had been planted at Woodhill.

Only certain plants, such as marram grass, can withstand the constant blown sand and salt spray.

It lacks natural trees, being covered instead with marram grass and other low-growing vegetation.

Others, like certain heathers or marram grass, have tightly rolled up leaves with pores on the inside.

The sand-dune marram grass has rolled leaves with stomata on the inner surface.

It was home to a thriving marram grass industry, used for producing matting, nets and rope.

It is easily identified by open sand with stands of marram grass and sand reed.

The dunes are a substantial area of stable grassland where the principal vegetation is marram grass.

The Men came for me where I huddled in the marram grass and they took me back to the low cage.

In some areas it has been displaced by introduced species of plants, such as Ammophila arenaria.

The larvae feed on Ammophila arenaria.

It is maintained by plants, especially Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria).

A Note on the Behaviour of Ammophila arenaria (L) Link.

Marram (Ammophila arenaria)

Jepson Manual Treatment - Ammophila arenaria (invasive species)

New Zealand website: Plant details - Marram grass - discussing control of Ammophila arenaria.

Ammophila yellow dune, with abundant or dominant Ammophila arenaria (Barra to Lewis).

Marram grass, Ammophila arenaria specialises in this, and is largely responsible for the formation and stabilisation of many dunes by binding sand grains together.

The larvae are monophagous, feeding exclusively on marram (Ammophila arenaria) leaves, a plant that grows on dunes along the shoreline.

Ammophila arenaria is a species of grass known by the common names European marram grass and European beachgrass.

A. breviligulata is quite similar in appearance and ecology to a second species of beachgrass, Ammophila arenaria (European beachgrass).

The dunes are stabilised by the painstaking planting of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria), which counteracts erosion by wind and waves and promotes height growth.

The constant is Elymus farctus (Agropyron junceiforme)while Ammophila arenaria is more or less absent.

On the New Brighton Spit the spread of marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) has resulted in effective dune stabilisation in areas.

Higher in the park are other species, like the Ammophila arenaria (European beachgrass), and Cytisus striatus (Portuguese broom).

A. baltica has now been identified as a natural hybrid, x Ammocalamagrostis baltica, between Ammophila arenaria and Calamagrostis epigeios.

The larvae feed on various Poaceae species, including Ammophila arenaria, Corynephorus canescens and Festuca ovina.

Typical vegetation includes Ammophila arenaria, Honckenya peploides, Cakile maritima, and Spartina coarctata.

The next stage, provided the accumulation is not destroyed almost as fast as it is formed, is the colonisation of the incipient dune by marram grass, Ammophila arenaria.

A main threat to this rare species is the presence of the introduced non-native European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria), which was once planted to stabilize the sand dunes and now dominates.

Webs are typically established in low-growing dune plants and other vegetation such as the native Pingao (Desmoschoenus spiralis) or the introduced marram grass (Ammophila arenaria).

Tussock Formation in Ammophila arenaria (with P. Greig-Smith and A. R. Gemmell, New Phytologist, Vol.

The Effects of Planting Technique on the Growth of Ammophila arenaria (with R. J. Hobbs and W. T. Band, Journal of Applied Ecology, 1983)

Threats to this species have historically included off-road vehicle use, trampling by people on foot and horseback, non-native plant species such as the iceplant Carpobrotus edulis and beachgrass Ammophila arenaria.