Sentence examples for islands plants from inspiring English sources

Spines and thorns on the leaves and stems of many Cyanea seemed curious at first to botanists as there were no native animal grazers in Hawaii and in their absence on islands plants tend to loose such defenses.

This part of the park would be returned to water in the form of a large urban lake with two acres of scattered islands, planted with willow trees and grass.

So she sent a small army of volunteers across the islands, planting lawn signs and lining the roads with placards, running a campaign based less on policy than on personality.

In all the islands planting in coastal areas is necessary to protect against coastal erosion.

But three years after the disaster already a fresh flora on Krakatau arose, on the shore mainly consisting of the same plants as those which cover new coral-islands, plants of which the seeds are carried by the currants of the sea and which grow on a saltish ground.

Stuessy, T. F. et al. Anagenetic evolution in island plants.

As with many island plants, Scalesia is threatened by development and invasive plant species.

Birds that eat fish lose their energy source, and island plants that thrive on bird droppings can be depleted.

We find evidence for a mycorrhizal filter (that is, the filtering out of mycorrhizal plants on islands), with mycorrhizal associations less common among native island plants than native mainland plants.

Kuda Huraa has all the usual fantasy island plants, although few of them are native, and it has taken freighterloads of imported topsoil to get them to grow as well as they do.

And even though John prefers that we don't delve too far into this game, Myland has been given a new island, plants and fixtures which can only be unlocked through (you guessed it) physical activity.