Burrowing owls live in open habitats with sparse vegetation such as prairie, pastures, desert, and shrubsteppe... or, according to Cornell Lab of Ornithology (our go - to owl source for these facts), airports. (treehugger.com)
Towering buildings, dark roads and sparse vegetation combine to trap heat, making cities warmer than surrounding areas. (scientificamerican.com)
Over a majority of the Earth's tropics, air passing over forested land produces twice as much rain as air passing over areas of sparse vegetation, the study found. (livescience.com)