Sentence examples for contributed to vegetation from inspiring English sources

Variations in bird community composition were best explained by site variables that contributed to vegetation structure and internal patch variation.

Rural abandonment and the lack of appropriate management practices have contributed to vegetation encroaching on biancana badland slopes, causing a loss of elements of high ecological and cultural values, as well as eroded spots.

This study, therefore, hypothesized that the restoration and rehabilitation measures done in Suswa catchment has positively contributed to vegetation regeneration and species diversity enhancement, geared towards increased land productivity.

Rising in human population and global climate change have been reported to be among the key factors that have contributed to vegetation cover losses and gains in a seasonally dry tropical ecosystems globally (Lambin et al. 2003; Lepers et al. 2005).

Phragmites appears to be a keystone species in this wetland, and even persistent seed bank species and newly dispersed propagules have little chance of contributing to vegetation development unless other disturbances create gaps in the dense Phragmites patches.

Many species present in the seed bank were not present in the vegetation, and richness was much lower and fewer species contributed to the vegetation.

Despite difficulty in assigning longevity seed type (see Fenner and Thompson 2005), persistent seeds in soil, including species not found in the vegetation (Appendix 2), may contribute to future vegetation if suitable establishment conditions occur.

High temperatures, gusty winds and parched vegetation contributed to its rapid spread.

Distance from boundaries contributed to 10% of the vegetation patterns.

Linear remnants of native vegetation contributed to assemblage heterogeneity by adding unique species to the regional pool.

Two key observations were made, demonstrating that vegetation and aeration can be utilized in cold regions to prevent clogging and freezing, thereby reducing preferential flow paths which can reduce treatment efficiencies: (1) vegetation contributed to thermal protection and (2) aeration increased temperature and mixing.