Sentence examples for dense grassland from inspiring English sources

"There is no single cause for juniper decline but loss of seedling habitat, through under-grazing and the development of dense grassland and scrub, seems to be the most widespread," said Tim Wilkins.

In contrast, dense grassland and cropland were avoided.

The ecological rehabilitation program implemented during 2000 2005, however, transformed sparse and moderately dense grassland, riverbed and floodplain in the area to dense grassland.

Brachypodio-Aphyllanthetum is a Mediterranean, xerophilous, open pasture dominated by the chamaephytic grass Brachypodium retusum, whereas Plantagini-Aphyllanthetum is a dense grassland of Brachypodium phoenicoides, similar to Medioeuropean mesoxerophilous grasslands.

During the study period, the landscape dynamics of the key ecological conservation zone of Tongziba Catchment were characterized by significant landscape type conversions from a mixture of sparse and dense, to moderately dense, grassland; landscapes became more fragmented and heterogeneous, patch shapes tended to become regular and simplified, and the landscape diversity was decreasing.

It varies in form, ranging from dense grassland with shrubs and small trees to almost closed woodlands.

Model results also indicate that net infiltration may be higher under current vegetation regimes than in pre-western settlement conditions; the removal of thick dense grasslands in INFIL model simulations enhanced net infiltration by 48% or more.

Alternatively, it may reflect that, as a general rule, the extent of open habitats with sparse vegetation increases with altitude while dense grasslands and dwarf shrub vegetation decline (Körner, 2003).

In Asia the hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) is similarly endangered and occupies the dense, tall grassland (commonly referred to as elephant grass) along the southern Himalayan foothills of Nepal, Bangladesh, and India.

Site A3 was located in the northern part of the Garden, where vegetation was maintained by gardening, but bushes and trees were denser and grassland less frequently cut.

These are areas less dense than forests Grassland Areas covered by grasses usually used for grazing and those remains some months in a year Built-up area Areas used for construction sites and towns.