semi-arid environment

collocation in English

meaningsofsemi-aridandenvironment

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semi-arid
adjective
uk
/ˌsem.iˈær.ɪd/us
/ˌsem.iˈer.ɪd/
a semi-arid area or climate (= general type of weather) has little rain but is not ...
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environment
noun
uk
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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Large-scale simulation of wheat yields in asemi-aridenvironmentusing a crop-growth model.
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As expected of asemi-aridenvironment, the densities of nilgai were found to be much higher than some other regions.
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Modelling the growth and water use of tropical cereals in semi-arid environments.
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The increment of germination speed and particularly the decrease of imbibition time, could favour the probability of germination in dry areas such as arid and semi-arid environments.
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This is frequent in semi-arid environments, where fuelwood shortages are often severe.
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Calcisols are common in calcareous parent materials and widespread in arid and semi-arid environments.
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In arid or semi-arid environments, these changes enhance vegetation growth and soil quality.
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During periods of drought, the frond may curl and become brown until water is available, an adaptation to the semi-arid environments it inhabits.
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They are inhabit warm, semi-arid environments dominated by savannah scrubland or sandy grasslands.
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Trirachodontids lived in semi-arid environments with seasonal rainfal.
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Black-faced impala, who live in semi-arid environments, also select the interface between wooded savannas and open grassy wetlands.
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