Sentence examples for patchy vegetation from inspiring English sources

Our findings provide valuable insights in understanding the eco-hydrological processes of deep-rooted patchy vegetation.

Spatial patterns of soil properties are linked to patchy vegetation in arid and semi-arid landscapes.

Patchy vegetation patterns are an expression of soil surface conditions, water redistribution on the soil surface and landscape function.

We developed a model for semi-arid rangelands that experience highly variable rainfall, substantial Hortonian runoff during rain events, patchy vegetation structure, and grazing-influenced patch transitions.

Some landscapes are only grazed for brief periods, and have patchy vegetation.

Recognizing areas with patchy vegetation could also help pest control agencies to identify where locust swarms might originate.

The patterns of soil properties are generally assumed to be linked to the ecohydrological functioning of patchy dryland vegetation ecosystems.

We question (1) to what extent the ecosystem engineering ability of patchy Spartina vegetation depends on large-scale abiotic processes, and (2) whether tussock shape provides an indicator for future lateral salt marsh development.

We investigated the temporal variation of soil bulk density (BD) in a semiarid Macrochloa tenacissima grassland where BD plays a key role in the soil plant feedback mechanisms that are responsible for the patchy distribution of vegetation.

The nival zone (from 2700/2900 m up to 4500 m) is characterized by glaciers and a predominance of cryptogams in patchy remnants of vegetation, with a drastic reduction of species richness of both flowering plants and pollinators (Grabherr et al., 1995).

Tundra is known for large stretches of bare ground and rock and for patchy mantles of low vegetation such as mosses, lichens, herbs, and small shrubs.