The non-quartzitic soils are generally deeper and finer-textured.
B. M. Campbell 1983, 'Montane plant environments in the Fynbos Biome', Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservationhttps://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1173. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Also, bonds between quartzitic elements in its fillers are formed.
Asamatdinov Marat Orynbaevich 2017, 'INNOVATIVE COATING SYSTEMS', Stroitel'stvo: Nauka i Obrazovaniehttp://nso-journal.ru/public/journals/1/issues/2017/01/05_01_2017.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There were 165 species in the quartzitic and 160 in the ferruginous grasslands.
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