Sentence examples for predominantly herbaceous from inspiring English sources

At the time of European arrival the toromiro tree, endemic to the island, was the only wild tree and the Carolina wolfberry the only wild shrub, the vegetation being predominantly herbaceous.

Frequently burned pine systems provide a unique opportunity to evaluate the effects of spatial scale on turkey nest site selection because this system is primarily characterized by open, park-like conditions with a predominantly herbaceous understory, which is not characteristic of habitat conditions in many previous studies (e.g., Lehman et al. 2008, Fuller et al. 2013).

Silene (Caryophyllaceae) comprises approximately 700 predominantly herbaceous species that vary substantially in life history and breeding system [ 60].

One potentially significant difference between these two groups is that the Cleomaceae and Brassicaceae are predominantly herbaceous annuals, whereas the remaining lineages are composed mostly of perennials (Stevens 2008).

In another recent study, clades with a predominantly herbaceous life history exhibited an almost twice-faster average rate of divergence than predominantly long-lived woody clades using 28 independently calibrated absolute rates of ITS nucleotide substitution [ 35].

In a study focused on phylogenetically independent comparisons, Kay and collaborators [ 35] found that clades with a predominantly herbaceous life history exhibited divergence rates for ITS sequences almost two times faster than clades with a predominantly long-lived woody life history in 28 phylogenies representing 21 different angiosperm families.

It is probable that these low production areas are presently covered by a low density of pine saplings that are growing slowing on relatively infertile soils, or are covered predominantly by herbaceous annual grasslands with low pine sapling regeneration.

The AF presents a wide range of vegetation types with conspicuous changes across landscapes, which include open habitats covered predominantly by herbaceous and shrubby plants, which develop on marine deposits.

The Atlantic Forest represents an excellent opportunity to test phylogeographic hypotheses, because it has a wide range of vegetation types, including unforested habitats covered predominantly by herbaceous and shrubby plants, which are strongly influenced by the harsh environment with strong wind and high insolation.

Gesneriaceae are a large (ca. 3200 species), predominantly pantropical family of herbaceous perennials (rarely woody shrubs and small trees), about one fifth of them growing as epiphytes [ 87].

Pollen from herbaceous weeds, predominantly dandelion (Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg).