it can be related to extremophiles or microbiology
I found this in JSTOR in the Journal of Ecology. Its entitled Algal Vegetation of Dolomite Rocks And this is a quote from the Journal: The vegetation of these bare dolomite rocks consist almost exclusively of algae; the somewhat general view that encrusting lichens form the characteristic pioneer rock vegetation was found not to apply to these rocks at any rate. The author found algae was growing in the rock at a depth of 4-8 mm. from, and quite unconnected with the vegetation of the surface and he therefore draws a somewhat sharp distinction between the superficial and the embedded forms, called respectively epilithophytes and endolithophytes.
Many vehicles in the last 15 years have ABS, (Automatic Braking System), and even though you stomp on the system - it will compensate and make adjustments for different surfaces, wet or ? roadways.
