vertical distribution

collocation in English

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vertical
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/
us
/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
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distribution
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
us
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or ...
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(Definition ofverticalanddistributionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This proves the uniformverticaldistributionproperty (95).
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Verticaldistributionof an estuarine snail altered by a parasite.
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Observations on theverticaldistributionof the biological control agents within substrate profiles, in the absence of prey, may be considered of limited value.
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Ichnological analysis was focused on ichnotaxonomy,verticaldistributionof trace fossils, and cross-cutting relationships.
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Measurement parameters were the total number and theverticaldistributionof empty apertures.
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If no significant difference was encountered, the species was said to be opportunistic regardingverticaldistribution.
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Theverticaldistributionof adult drosophilids might also depend in part on the behavioural mode of individuals.
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Examples of theverticaldistributionof dye for eight repetitions of an experiment are shown in figure 18.
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Theverticaldistributionof the bulk temperature was monitored throughout each data run.
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The influence of seasonal and environmental changes on theverticaldistributionof these species has yet to be investigated.
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What is theverticaldistributionof seeds in the soil?
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We also estimated t heverticaldistributionof light upwelling f ollowing reflection f rom t he ground.
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Theverticaldistributionin the wet sclerophyll forest, which is intermediate in structure between open woodland and rain forest, was bimodal.
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Of the five species that were common at more than one site, theverticaldistributionof four appeared to be unaffected by vegetation type.
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Theverticaldistributionof guilds and species based on weight was also observed.
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Verticaldistributionof seeds in the soil profile is very heterogeneous.
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The adult and larvalverticaldistribution, at least of this species, therefore cannot be explained entirely by the distribution of potential larval resources.
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These responses are consistent with the successional behaviour andverticaldistributionof these species.
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Verticaldistributionof some species clearly matched that of their larval hosts, but it did not in others.
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The quantification of the dead compartment and itsverticaldistributionin the ecosystem has been a relatively neglected aspect of productivity studies, particularly in the tropics.
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