Sentences with phrase «open woodland»
"Open woodland" refers to an area with scattered trees or a forest where there is enough space between trees for sunlight to pass through, allowing it to be partially or mostly covered by shade. Full definition
The upland forest will be replaced after wildfire by open woodland or grassland, according to research from University of Alberta biologists, conducted in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada researchers.
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You will find open woodlands on the exposed slopes and spurs of the island, with rainforest in the damp valleys and mangroves fringing the creeks.
The walk goes through open woodland, where you can see exotic flora and fauna, before reaching lush monsoon forest.
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.
And we know that species as far as part in time asSahelanthropus tchadensis 7m years ago andHomo erectus 2m years ago all lived in forested or open woodland environments.
But for at least 3 million years ancestral humans have flourished mainly in open woodland habitats near rivers, lakes, and seashores.
The natural habitats of bearded dragons in the nature are arid, rocky, semi-desert regions, or arid open woodlands.
Located 45 km north - west from Coonabarabran and the Newell Highway, Camp Cypress is situated on 75 hectares of open woodland at the Baradine showground and old racecourse, and only 1.5 km — 2 km from town services and sporting facilities.
Skunks on Santa Rosa mainly being found in rocky canyon slopes, cactus patches, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, open woodland areas, and riparian habitats along streams.
Take care to stay close to the ridge line as you walk through drier open woodland where giant grasstrees domin...
On this walk, you see everything from open woodland and broad river valleys to deep gorges and spectacular waterfalls.
Goldsmith has 674 hectares of National Park, low open woodlands and eucalypt forest, with brush box, wattles and grass trees form a backdrop to the rocky coastline.
This structurally complex mosaic of open woodland characterized by thickets of tree - sized [taller than six feet] individuals of deciduous broad - leaved taxa has the potential of significantly altering abiotic and biotic conditions within the Low Arctic....
The natural assumption, surely valid in some cases, is that climate will change slowly enough for little improvements to track climate over the generations — say, more and more upright posture as the blister - like uplift of the East African highlands helped convert forests into open woodlands and then savannas.
Growing tress from seed banks in soils is simple — the secret is in maintaining open woodland.
Most of the remainder is now covered with open woodland that I have planted; there would have to be over a thousand gums in total.
Madikwe consists of vast plains of open woodlands and grasslands and bordered in the south by the Dwarsberg Mountains.
Humans evolved, not in the forests where fruit was available, but in open woodlands where tubers and other tasteless starch sources were abundant but fruit rare.
The Eastern Box turtle is native to North America where it is found in open woodland and meadow edges and sometimes near pond and lake edges.
In the Mahale Mountains, low - pitched calls would carry farthest, yet the chimps have relatively high voices; in Gombe's open woodland, high - pitched calls would travel best, but the chimps have low voices.
Walk through one of its open woodlands and the crusty soil breaks under your feet.
In the case of the Eastern cottontail, who favors farm fields, meadows and other open spaces, as well as blackberry thickets and open woodland, his diet will comprise grasses of many species, herbaceous undergrowth such as low shrubs, weeds like dandelions and plantain, clovers and even garden greens.
The island's flora is equally diverse from mangrove colonies to open woodland and dense subtropical rainforest growing completely in sand.
Immense plains of open woodlands and grasslands, the jagged Rant van Tweedepoort, the dramatic Dwarsberg Mountain as well as haphazardly placed inselbergs, all make for awe inspiring scenery.
On Santa Rosa Island, spotted skunks were found to be associated with rocky canyon slopes, cactus patches, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, open woodland, other scrub - grassland communities, and riparian habitat along streams.
The area's 5,927 acres (2,399 ha) include open woodlands, rolling hills, and meadows which contrast sharply with dense redwood forests below.
Triteleia laxa (Ithuriel's Spear) >> Ithuriel's spear is common in grasslands and open woodlands and thrives in clay soils.
Fitzroy Island National Park is rugged with diverse landscapes featuring granite outcrops, open woodlands, rainforest, mangroves and coral beaches.
Adorned with lush rainforest, open woodland and coral beaches, family - friendly Fitzroy Island is a part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
I was largely underwhelmed by the opening Woodlands and Riverside areas, but as Nintendo begins to steadily ramp up the difficulty it leads to the later areas delivering more memorable experiences.
But today that extinct ecosystem may be returning: using satellite data, fieldwork, and on - the - ground observation by reindeer herders, the scientists believe the open woodland ecosystem now covers about 8 - 15 percent of the northwestern Eurasian tundra.
Under climate change, increased water stress, increased peak summer heat stress causing increased mortality, vulnerability to disease and subsequent fire, as well as decreased reproduction rates could lead to large - scale dieback of the boreal forests (77, 86), with transitions to open woodlands or grasslands.