Sentence examples for marshy soils from inspiring English sources

And much of the forest now being cleared for palm oil is peatland, with marshy soils that are crucial holders of methane, a greenhouse gas even more potent than carbon dioxide.

During the seasonal rains, the area is subject to flooding and soggy, marshy soils especially towards the lower lying residential areas.

Among the 929 fresh faecal swabs taken from roosting sites of these birds, most of them were from marshy soils (31.9%, n = 296), rocks (24.1%, n = 224) and sandy soils (16.6%, n = 155).

He can write eloquently, as when he describes the animals finally debarking ("Elephants squelched knee-deep in marshy soil; big cats slunk away like sinners").

A few minutes later, deep ditches appear, dug to prevent the cesium and strontium fallout that has leached into the marshy soil from draining into the nearby Dnieper River basin, where 36 million Ukrainians get their drinking water.

A new tunnel looks too expensive given the city's marshy soil, while talk of a new bridge has angered harbour operators who fear the lucrative cruise industry could lose out.

The terrain of Attu Island was not hospitable for such an operation – much of the island's landmass not covered in snowy peaks was covered in muskeg, a marshy soil type that is almost impossible to cross by foot.

The earth worms were collected from marshy soil having small pellets on the surface in the locality of University of Malakand, Chakdara Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan, with an average length of 8-9 cm.

There are diversified species of halophytes suited to grow in different saline regions throughout the world, namely, coastal saline soil, soils of mangrove forests, wet land, marshy land, lands of arid and semiarid regions, and agricultural fields.

It has generally low topographic elevations and extensive tracts of marshy land.

The marshy land may have disappeared, but the tides have not gone anywhere.