Plant distribution is greatly influenced by bedrock types, landforms, surficial deposits, and soils. Particular plants have specific requirements for moisture (soil porosity and permeability) and trace elements (mineralogy) Burrowing animals may prefer one surficial sediment to another. The flora and the fauna are very much influenced by aspect (the direction a slope faces) due to temperature and moisture differences, and by drainage (e.g., a wetland vs. a hilltop).
This mini project consists in the idea of combining the geological and mineralogical landscape with the plants that inhabit it. The information could be used also as part of building tourist itineraries in the future.