Sentence examples for patchy spatial distribution from inspiring English sources

The patchy spatial distribution of sensitive landscape types, makes it difficult from an administrative point of view to develop simple guidelines for where e.g. forest slash harvest should be restricted or where ash applications should be recommended.

The impacted site presented two main cohorts, C2 (1.31 cm mean shell length, SL) and C3 (2.11 cm SL) both of which also showed a patchy spatial distribution (C2: Moran's I = 0.7 to − 0.72, spatial range 22 to 35 m; inter-patch distance 63 to 90 m; C3: Moran's I = 0.41 to − 0.63, spatial range 36 to 58 m, inter-patch distance not defined).

We used a pair matched cluster randomised trial design as visceral leishmaniasis has a patchy spatial distribution and clusters strongly within villages at hamlet/neighbourhood (tola) and household level.

It is possible that the patchy spatial distribution of A. germinans populations observed in Panama has an effect on the levels of outcrossing and therefore on the genetic structure in this species.

Estimator accuracy is reduced by patchy spatial distributions and deep-sea marine nematode data is known to be patchy [ 28, 29] so the results of this analysis must be treated with caution.

A variety of systems show strongly patchy spatial distributions of interacting species as well as temporal fluctuations in interacting species' distributions or densities, which can result in high spatial and temporal variation in the form or strength of selection [ 20- 24].

Crayfish burrows were observed on the majority of reaches, but burrowing tended to be patchy in spatial distribution, concentrated in a small proportion (< 10%) of the length of rivers surveyed.

Since K. brevis blooms are often patchy in their spatial distribution, cell count data from two frequently sampled sites (New Pass and Bay Dock) located at the southern end of Sarasota Bay were used as a proxy for bloom activity within the area.

Probably, the highly clustered spatial distribution patterns and spatially restricted seed germination, most likely mediated by patchy distributions of suitable mycorrhizal fungi, contributed to maintenance of genetic integrity in this species.

The spatial distribution of organisms in patchy environments can be determined by the relationship between habitat quality and animal behaviour.

C. imicola spatial distribution in Europe is very patchy, showing a high dependence on local habitat conditions, such as soil type, soil moisture and topography [10], [17], [18].