vegetation cover
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvegetationandcover
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vegetation
noun[U]
uk/ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌvedʒ.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
plants in general, or plants that are found in a ...
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cover
noun
uk/ˈkʌv.ər/us/ˈkʌv.ɚ/
something that is put on or over something else, usually to protect it, to keep something ...
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(Definition ofvegetationandcoverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At this timevegetationcoverand species composition was recorded in detail.
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In the carabid assemblage,vegetationcoverwas the only significant factor, explaining 24.7% of the variance.
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We found thatvegetationcoverincreased in the three lower layers in the wet season.
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Yaeger (2000) attributed most of the temperature difference tovegetationcover.
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Thevegetationcoveris typical of the low mountain, dry forest regions.
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Camping on surfaces with significantvegetationcoveris prohibited.
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Vegetationcover, moisture regimes, and a habitat description were recorded.
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This might also explain the differences in seedling recruitment according tovegetationcoverand the lack of relationship previously found between seed bank and seedling densities in the other populations.
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The damage elephants cause to thevegetationcovertherefore has an indirect effect on other ungulate populations, which has considerable implications for management authorities.
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The positive blocks also fed plant remains into the basin, confirming that there wasvegetationcoveron these marginal areas.
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Seedling performance was related to the surrounding vegetation conditions: better performance was observed in seedling clumps with lessvegetationcover.
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Conditions of climate andvegetationcoveron land were significantly different from modern conditions and so comparison with modern low-sinuosity fluvial systems is non-actualistic.
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The number of cracks large enough to permit entry of a lizard was counted, and the percentagevegetationcover(in contact with the rock) was estimated visually.
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After 4 y without fire, species numbers are relatively high and mean totalvegetationcoverrises to 40%.
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The long-run impact is linked to improvedvegetationcoverwhich reduces erosion by protecting the soil against heavy rain, and leaves more plant residues for recycling in the ground.
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The height of canopy-forming trees is usually less than 2 m andvegetationcoveris about 50%.
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This rise invegetationcoveris primarily because of an increase of the initial species and indicates an ongoing recover of these most common species.
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In the upper reaches of rivers located in higher mountain areas, thevegetationcoveris sparse and consists of mosses and small-sized grasses.
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The influence of understoreyvegetationcoveron germination and seedling establishment in a tropical lowland wet forest.
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