Sentence examples for changes in vegetation structure from inspiring English sources

Anthropogenic fragmentation poses additional challenges: vegetation cover is becoming increasingly fragmented due to human disturbance, and habitat degradation is leading to changes in vegetation structure even in biomes previously deemed structurally homogeneous.

regional changes in vegetation structure [6].

Not solely effects of flooding per se, but also related changes in vegetation structure will affect species distribution.

Quantitative vegetation reconstruction models have been developed to allow more faithful accounts of changes in vegetation structure to be attained.

Harvesting the switchgrass in August resulted in changes in vegetation structure and bird species composition the following nesting season.

stands in the Lower Coastal Plain of Mississippi, USA as a function of changes in vegetation structure and coverage.

"It's part of a huge change in vegetation structure," as native grasses are overwhelmed by invaders.

Conversely, the mid to long-term recovery response (expressing its completeness) is driven by the depletion of resilience capacity and by the amount of change in vegetation structure and functioning modulated by spatial differences in fire severity.

We simulated landscapes at the Jornada ARS-LTER site with heterogeneous soil properties to compare: (1) a grass-dominated landscape in 1858 with the current shrub-dominated landscape (i.e., a change in vegetation structure), and (2) the current shrub-dominated landscape with future landscapes over a range of climate scenarios associated with the North American monsoon (i.e., a change in climate).

However, various approaches have been used to extrapolate the historical change in vegetation structure and composition (see [32]), including pollen and charcoal analysis [33] and long period repeat aerial photographs [27], [34].

Where there is little change in vegetation structure [e.g. leaf area (index), height, rooting depth and seasonality] the effects of invasions generally are small or undetectable.