Sentences with phrase «with sparse vegetation»
To the left there is nothing to see, just the sheer limestone mountains with their sparse vegetation.
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Eradication of cats was possible for various reasons: firstly, it is an island with a very small human population and therefore with a low risk or re-introduction of cats; its size is small (26km2) which helps control and monitoring; and lastly, the vegetation is sparse, with many open areas.
The remainder of the island is made up of coconut palms and sparse vegetation, with a few small buildings and a solar - powered lighthouse.
Beyond the city lay vast swaths of cracked highways littered with ruined cars and sparse, but determined, vegetation slowly reclaiming the world.
In 1944, educational philosopher John Dewey wrote of Sobel's work in his characteristically florid style, «The quality I myself seem to feel most vividly is that of the interblending of the abundant life of vegetation with the sparser life of human beings in a kind of brooding maternal wholeness.»
And I suspect that vegetation models would mostly be tuned to simulate interior forest behaviour and so might not be that informative about vegetation response to changing diffuse / direct light near the tree line with open and sparse forest cover.