Sentences with phrase «open grassland»

Komodo dragons prefer hot and dry places with open grassland, as well as tropical forests at low elevations.

They claim that trees are replacing once open grassland over vast areas and that these «invasive woody weeds» are the real -LSB-...]

My hopes were a little renewed upon reaching Chapter 11 - well over 20 - 30 hours in — when you reach a more open area, something akin to the «Calm Lands» of Final Fantasy X — an open grassland type region which allows for a little more exploration.

The topography of these islands are combination of poor rocky soil, limestone hills, scrubby vegetations, and open grassland, but they are blessed with spectacular reef and clear water which are excellent for diving

Framed by open grassland and tree ferns, you can enjoy scenic views and quiet remnant forest.

The last day of trekking was a gentle three hour trek through open grassland to Sembalun village, where we caught a boat to Gili Trawangan Island for some relaxation.

We continued our journey after lunch into open grassland and another torturous climb to Crater Rim II at Sembalun (2,639 m).

Then the trail leaves the forest and goes west while continuing the uphill hike in open grassland.

Only Channel Islands slender salamanders were found under dried cow pies in open grassland.

On Santa Cruz Island, California, in a 1994 study of 47 dens used by island spotted skunks, 29.8 % were under shrubs, 21.3 % in open grassland, 21.3 % in cavities in rocks, 10.6 % in road cuts, 10.6 % under human structures, and 6.4 % in cavities in roots and trunks of trees.

Journeying in comfort and style by train is the best way in which to fully appreciate Zambia's sublime scenery, which ranges from rough - hewn mountain plateaus to verdant floodplains and from vast expanses of open grassland to terracotta - hued desert.

• Krantzkloof Nature Reserve in Kloof with its deep gorges, open grassland and sheer cliff faces - birdlife is abundant

Guided bird watching tours can be arranged on request, or wander around the properties walking tracks through mountain rainforest, open grassland and around the gardens surrounding the lodges.

Every car park and spot of open grassland in Reifnitz becomes its own localised car show, almost inevitably to the tune of pumping techno or pop music from the 1980s that Austria seems to have only recently discovered.

Five of the six infected ticks in Richmond Park were found in bordering woodland, and one in open grassland, which are the types of vegetation most frequented by the public.

«The people who left behind these clues were members of a small group of pioneer mobile hunter gatherers who repopulated north - west Europe towards the end of the last Ice Age with the rapid onset of a warmer climate (the Lake Windermere Interstadial) and the development of open grassland vegetation.

Geladas live in an open grassland habitat and typically produce loud vocal calls during mating, so the dominant male should be able to easily detect any infidelity and stop it from happening.

Ledi - Geraru hosted a different fauna just 200,000 years later, with grazers such as gazelles, zebras, wild pigs, and a baboon at home in open grasslands like the Serengeti.

The wombats acted as soil engineers, building burrows that could be used for shelter, while rock - wallabies acted as gardeners, helping to create open grasslands suitable for wombat grazing.

With the fewest people of any state, Wyoming's spectacular scenery and wide open grasslands are welcoming for tourists, who flock to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.

The Zebra Finch hails from Australia and lives in a group in the open grasslands.

They are native to open grasslands in California and Oregon and as nitrogen fixers they play an important role in enhancing the fertility of the soil at Milagra.

Criterion (vii): The Kenya Lake System presents an exceptional range of geological and biological processes of exceptional natural beauty, including falls, geysers, hot springs, open waters and marshes, forests and open grasslands concentrated in a relatively small area and set among the landscape backdrop of the Great Rift Valley.

Game viewing: Early morning and late afternoon guided game drives will thrill you across wide - open grasslands and through dense bushveld.

This is thanks to the life which the sheep lead, living on the open grasslands in the hills, drinking glacial water and enjoying the wild plants and berries which grow in these areas.

You will see huge eucalyptus and gum trees, open grasslands, termite mounds, clear flowing creeks and magnificent mountains which form part of the Great Dividing Range that surrounds the property.

Soar above pods of hippo sleeping the day away in the depths of a lagoon, watch a herd of elephants slowly amble along open grasslands or marvel at the fleet moves of red lechwe antelope as they leap through a fringe of papyrus reeds in the shallows.

Here, unspoilt and sparsely - populated terrain varies from impressive mountain ranges and frozen tundra to temperate forests, desert and open grasslands that stretch to the horizon.

Its dens have been found in various types of locations including, but not limited to, beneath shrubs, open grasslands, rocky slopes, and beneath the roots of large trees.

Experience a range of environments, such as open grasslands, rocky mountains, passed winding rivers, and up into the cloud forest.

Hike to hilltop vistas and across vast open grasslands.

The area has superb game viewing with beautiful ebony woodland and open grasslands.

This Park is 4000 hectares of cliffs, heath, wild orchids and ferns growing by gully creeks and is home to a multitude of kangaroos that feed in the open grasslands.

This Park is 4000 hectares of cliffs, heath, wild orchids and ferns growing by gully creeks and is home to a multitude of kangaroos that feed in the open grasslands and brightly coloured parrots.

Catherine Meier will be installing large - scale graphite drawings on paper that depict the subtlety of the vast, open grasslands of the North American Great Plains.

Savannas and open grasslands often co-exist in semi-arid regions.

Questions that remain unanswered and are of interest to biometeorologists include: how do these contrasting landscapes affect the exchanges of energy on seasonal and annual time scales; and, do biophysical constraints imposed by water supply and water demand affect whether the land is occupied by open grasslands or savanna?

The authors say the record lends weight to the idea that we developed key traits — flexible diets, large brains, complex social structures and the ability to walk and run on two legs — while adapting to the spread of open grasslands.

Conditions within the properties managed by the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy (EBC) vary significantly and range from very productive forestland, to open grasslands, to Alvar conditions with shallow soils.

Not exact matches

This includes consideration of the value of open lands for grassland and shrubland - dependent wildlife, many of which are in decline in the state and are of high conservation concern.

Half the world's tropical rainforests are gone, and large areas of grasslands once open to wildlife are now fenced in for livestock

For decades anthropologists have argued the «savanna hypothesis»: that bipedalism evolved on the savannas of Africa as spreading grasslands forced our ancestors to walk increasing distances across open territory.

In the grasslands and open glades it was much gentler in action than the panic - inspiring conflagrations in northern coniferous forests.

All of the species that use five legs live in open forests and grasslands.

Grazed, mixed open woodlands have been transformed into dense forests and domestic grazers have been relocated from woodlands to arable fields and semi-natural grasslands.

«We now know that 130,000 years ago, the Indian Ocean monsoons pushed farther north, and Arabia became grassland,» says Marks, who thinks the shifting climate opened new territory for human exploration.

In Africa, elephants (Loxodonta africana) mainly browse woody species, changing the landscape by pushing over, breaking, or uprooting trees, creating openings in the forest and helping maintain grasslands.

On landscapes with both open and closed habitat structure, they may use a combined strategy of hiding in forest cover to lower predator encounter rates and seeking open terrain, such as grasslands, where predation risk may be reduced.

But Wyoming's rich grasslands could be trail's end for Clay: Sam Brassfield, who knows the era of the wide - open range is over, will fight to hold his spread.

Last week we officially opened up our la addition to the Mario Party Legacy Network, Generic Grasslands, a site where opinion and creativity is shown in the features posted daily.