Thinning to reduce stem density is one common silvicultural method used to manage dense stands for ecological or restoration objectives.
He had etched dense images and ecological warnings about our relationship with technology onto discarded iBooks (the white plastic cases reminded him of the whales' teeth sailors used to inscribe).
C. intestinalis forms dense coastal aggregates of ecological and economical relevance [9], whose distribution in space and time is explained by the interaction of factors as predation and recruitment (ascidian larvae have low dispersal capability) [10].
It is ecologically dense.
They create many islands that are bordered by dense mangrove and comprise three ecological zones: maritime, amphibious and continental.
The millions upon millions of dirty engines spewing carbon all over the hyper-dense cities of India and China are a serious ecological hazard, and of course they make the air so thick that you have to slice a piece of and chew it before you can breathe it.
A fish that had the dense "bite" of tuna but with a smaller ecological footprint — a Volkswagen instead of a Hummer.
In areas favorable for its growth, S. obtusifolia is capable of excluding all native species and forming dense mono-specific stands and consequently causing significant ecological changes (Mackey et al. 1997; Tye et al. 2003).
A comprehensive view on late Miocene landscapes in northern Greece shows that there is no conflict in inferring open herb dominated landscapes and light to dense forests and provides new opportunities for the ecological interpretation of late Miocene ungulates.
This ecozone is considered the most diverse in Canada, ranging from alpine tundra and dense conifer forests to dry sagebrush and grasslands (Ecological Stratification Working Group 1995 ).
