Sentences with phrase «from native vegetation»

But during the dry season, when the fields are fallow, evapotranspiration from agricultural land was an average of 60 percent lower than from native vegetation.

Fox's research, funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA, was designed to test his theory that rubber trees, which are exotics from the South America, differ from native vegetation in that they suck up most of their water when the soil is the driest at the beginning of the monsoon season.

Not exact matches

Under the agreement a perpetual restrictive covenant has been placed on the 121.7 ha which will require the area to be maintained and managed for its value as native vegetation with improvement of its assessed habitat score from 7/10 to 8/10 over a 20 - year period.

A total of 367 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was released from Hume Dam to support in - channel, wetland and low elevation floodplain habitat throughout the River Murray for improving the condition, movement and recruitment of native fish — both silver (critically endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) and golden perch were detected spawning in the Mid Murray in response to flow variability; improve riparian and wetland vegetation condition; and contribute to the managed export of salt from the River Murray system.

In 2017 - 18, Commonwealth environmental water will continue to build on the positive responses of vegetation from past environmental watering and natural flows; and provide habitat and recruitment opportunities for waterbirds, native fish, turtles and frogs.

Residual inundation in the Gingham and Gwydir wetland from environmental water delivered in 2014 - 15 helped maintain native vegetation communities and provided habitat for waterbirds and frogs early in 2015 - 16.

The authors also point out that the focus of the Forest Code on riparian forest patches should not undermine the need to maintain and restore native vegetation in areas further away from the streams.

The Muskegon Conservation District and Mona Lake Watershed Council planted a buffer strip of native vegetation to absorb stormwater runoff from a park.

Those tortoises kept Madagascar's unique ecosystem in check by munching on low - lying foliage, trampling vegetation and dispersing large seeds from native trees like the baobab.

In Troy Springs State Park, algae spread from the edge of Troy Springs to about 30 feet below the surface, clouding the water and smothering native vegetation.

A rain garden is a landscaped area planted preferably with wildflowers and other native vegetation that soak up rainwater, from the roofs, driveways or other impervious surfaces.

Graced by cooling breezes from the Pacific Ocean, the Arnold Palmer - designed Park Hyatt Aviara and Tom Fazio - designed Fairmont Grand Del Mar golf courses are uniquely sculpted around the natural landscapes and native vegetation.

Built into the highest point at the Golden Gate, Battery 129 had two large guns mounted under thick concrete shields covered with native vegetation for camouflage and virtually invisible from above.

The island offers opportunities for bird watching, and even plant gazing, now that native vegetation is recovering from damage done by farming, grazing and the introduction of non-native rabbits.

This afternoon enjoy a round of golf on this 6,400 metre, par 72 golf course, as it meanders through native grasses and vegetation with its natural look and feel from start to finish.

It's occupied by the Vex, who have transformed it into one of their machine worlds, but you can also expect some vast canyons covered in lush native vegetation to play around in, making is sounds similar to Venus from the original game.

Based on a park with native California vegetation and a running track, my McKinley Village project uses color keys from outdoor paintings to create a woven pattern of daily light on a picnic table (which also alludes to repeated laps completed on the running track).

The reasons for the declines remain speculative but vegetation succession, climatic fluctuations, predation by native and exotic species, competition from other frog species, and water pollution caused by pesticides and / or other chemicals associated with agriculture are possibly significant (Harding 1997, Lannoo 1998, Hammerson 1999, Hammerson and Livo 1999).

Trees and other native vegetation have been removed from some ridges to allow the building of turbines and the access roads.