Sentence examples for lower tree cover from inspiring English sources

This reduction in woodland bird richness and abundance is mainly driven by tree foraging species and likely a response to lower tree cover and resource availability, as caterpillar abundance was also ∼50% lower on south-facing slopes.

The responses of the two species groups varied somewhat, but generally species richness was maximized on sites with higher soil pH, moisture and grazing intensity, but lower tree cover.

Drier microclimates on south-facing slopes had lower tree cover and bird richness and abundance than north-facing slopes, and the magnitude of these differences increased markedly from wetter (tree cover and woodland bird abundance ∼5 15% lower on south facing slopes) to drier regions (∼50 60% lower).

Seedling recruitment and seed production were spatially decoupled across a canopy cover gradient, suggesting that shaded sites historically had lower tree canopy cover.

The outcome was that council districts with lower-income residents of color tended to have lower tree canopy cover (McPherson and others 2008).

In our study, lower tree canopy cover was related to a higher density of medicinal plants under forest degraded by logging, most probably due to the presence of certain species adapted to sunny conditions.

To realise these ecosystem service benefits at lower levels of tree cover, would require rather precise targeting that will not always be feasible or practical in a context of private land ownership.

Lower levels of neighbourhood tree cover were associated with a reduced frequency of visits to private and public green spaces, and a similar pattern was found for the duration of time spent in private and public green spaces for Brisbane.

The Eastern shore had fewer discrepancies, probably because of sparse tree cover and lower biomass.

Grazing livestock predation risk was higher closer to rivers, and in areas of lower elevation and low percentage of tree cover, with 41% of the area mapped as high-risk.

The wetland-to-forest conversion may include the current swamp not recognized by SOLRIS mapping and possibly the past wetlands where lowering of water levels promoted increasing tree cover (see Additional file 1: Table S1 for tree swamp classification).