prairie ecosystem

collocation in English

meaningsofprairieandecosystem

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prairie
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpreə.ri/us
/ˈprer.i/
a wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the ...
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ecosystem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈiː.kəʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈiː.koʊˌsɪs.təm/us
/ˈe.koʊˌsɪs.təm/
all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and ...
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(Definition ofprairieandecosystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Small-scale agriculture had only a minor impact on the region, and the prairie remained primarily a plain/prairieecosystem.
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The only remaining species of wild horse is a part of theprairieecosystemand grazes alongside bison.
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The preserve protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrassprairieecosystem.
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An average of over 16 inches (40 cm) of precipitation falls annually, supporting aprairieecosystem.
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Each plant species is adapted to survive the conditions prevalent in the mixed-grassprairieecosystem.
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Theprairieecosystemincludes plant life such as wildflowers, grasses, yucca, cacti, and mesquite.
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It is used as a teaching tool for students to learn about theprairieecosystemand to conduct proscribed burns and research projects at the site.
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Now the shore of the lake includes woodlands, wetlands and prairie ecosystems that are surrounded by residential development and farms.
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It can be found in forests, woodlands, sagebrush, shrubsteppe, desert, sandy lakeshores and sand dunes, and a wide variety of grassland and prairie ecosystems.
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It occurs in a variety of prairie ecosystems.
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In prairie ecosystems, american bison, greater prairie-chickens, badgers, and armadillo are common, and some of the nation's largest prairie dog towns inhabit shortgrass prairie in the state's panhandle.
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