semi-arid grassland

collocation in English

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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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grassland
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɡrɑːs.lænd/us
/ˈɡræs.lænd/
a large area of land covered ...
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(Definition ofsemi-aridandgrasslandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Additionally, 11 similarsemi-aridgrasslandsites in the same study area were selected for an investigation of oviposition height and vegetation structure at different sites.
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Effects on soil moisture on shrub seedling survival in asemi-aridgrassland.
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Inter-annual variation in primary production of asemi-aridgrasslandrelated to previous-year production.
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The region is mostlysemi-aridgrasslandand steppe.
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It lives insemi-aridgrasslandhabitats.
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The habitat where it is most often found is arid and semi-arid grasslands, open country with thorn scrub, tall grass interspersed with cultivation.
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Much of the rest of the property consists of flat alluvial plains with mallee woodlands, chenopod shrublands, semi-arid grasslands and ephemeral lignum wetlands.
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It is a transitional ecoregion of semi-arid grasslands, savannas, steppes, and thorn shrublands.
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It occurs in pairs or small groups in arid or semi-arid grasslands, even ranging into desert-edge.
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Most of the park consists of semi-arid grasslands and savanna.
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The surrounding the community is semi-arid grasslands and hills, which support cattle ranching and agriculture.
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Semi-arid grasslands and shrublands are very sensitive to changes in rainfall season and in the amount of rainfall, and could be affected adversely by warmer, drier conditions.
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