Sentence examples for patchy in time from inspiring English sources

However, because of strong taphonomic filtering and subsequent diagenesis, fossils in geyserite are very rare in the pre-Quaternary sinter record which, in and of itself, is patchy in time and space back to about 400 Ma.

Inducible defenses are a general strategy against enemies with a patchy distribution in time and space, resulting in a varying impact on their victims.

Pritchardia seed removal by animals is patchy in space and time; seed in some locations was removed in hours or days, whereas in others it persisted for 42 days or more.

But the fossil record of land-dwelling organisms is so patchy this far back in time that it's difficult to say for sure which wings came first.

In effect, the patchy structure of the dominant patterns in figure 4 means that segregated regions fluctuate coherently in time.

"The data is good in the northern hemisphere and it gets better in recent times, but it's more patchy in the southern hemisphere - the Southern Ocean, the southern Indian Ocean, and so on".

In 2006 phytoplankton were very patchy in horizontal distribution, and advection of water through the array was at times accompanied by dramatic shifts in community composition.

Mental health services across the country are very patchy: in some areas there is no easy access to psychiatrists, and long waiting times for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or counselling.

His hair is patchy in some places.

The translation is patchy in places too.

Tracer uptake pattern was considered patchy in case of distinct spots with high uptake in muscles.