Sentence examples for increasing vegetative cover from inspiring English sources

In the 20th century, erosion and sediment yield were reduced again due to an increasing vegetative cover.

The results of this study demonstrate that P and N increase with increasing vegetative cover on a stone revetment after stream remediation.

An added benefit of using SI as a proxy for temperature exposure is that increasing vegetative cover and other changes can reduce the heat-trapping potential of the urban landscape; therefore, results of studies using SI could be of direct relevance for policy changes.

The multivariate model (Table 4) includes percent impervious cover as a neighborhood-level predictor of increased heat-mortality rates (p<0.10), suggesting that the City's programs to increase vegetative cover – through forestry (Million-Trees), Greenstreets and green infrastructure, vegetated swales, and green roof incentives – may help to create a more healthful environment.

Burning increased vegetative cover by 21.2% and reduced litter cover by 22.6%, while fertilization increased vegetative cover by 31.6%.

The combined effect of burning and fertilization increased vegetative cover by 35.5% and reduced litter cover by 13.9%.

Even when seeding significantly increased vegetative cover, seeded sites rarely supported plant cover levels considered sufficient to stabilize soils within the first and second year post-wildfire.

National parks and game reserves, which have heavy restrictions on resource extraction and on-site patrols, both showed increases in vegetative cover, particularly for woodland pixels.

Broadcast seeding is one of the most widely used post-wildfire emergency response treatments intended to reduce soil erosion, increase vegetative ground cover, and minimize establishment and spread of non-native plant species.

However, over the last 5 years the vegetative cover increased by 95% (Table 5).

Reducing vegetative cover increases the likelihood of soil erosion.