The organic matter content of the surface soil is low, in line with the sparse vegetation and rapid decomposition of vegetal debris.
It is a fantastically bleak place, built from jet-black boulders and covered with sparse vegetation.
Desert, any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation.
The sparse vegetation is of the high mountain-desert variety, and there is relatively little glaciation.
Sparse vegetation sustains a few hardy alpine mammals such as the marmot.
The loess is highly subject to erosion because of sparse vegetation, heavy precipitation in summer, and gullying.
Békés has hot summers, severe winters, light rainfall, and, as a consequence of human activities, sparse vegetation.
The top was flat, with sparse vegetation dotted with big smooth stones, where we ate our picnic while screaming skylarks twirled above.
This, in turn enabled the growth of sparse vegetation that enhanced deposition of pedogenic carbonate.
The least affected by agricultural expansion were sparse vegetation and grassland.
Sparse vegetation land take was observed in municipalities with predominance of high density settlements.
