Summary
Mound soil is more favourable for plant growth, but burial accounts for major vegetation differences
Specific rhizome structures are found within mounds: cheap tissues (long, thin, but branched)
Depth gradient in mounds weak (NB mounds can be old)
Mounds have a 'memory' going back at least 10 years
A lot of inter-clonal variation in response to burial, but better clones are only weakly concentrated on mounds
Seed establishment in Agrostis is similar on mounds and off-the-mounds