south-facing slope

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slope
noun[C]
uk
/sləʊp/us
/sloʊp/
a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher ...
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(Definition ofslopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If the causative factor is not the distance to open water, but rather the location on asouth-facingslope, an entirely different prediction arises.
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Within ravines and steep valleys, it grows mainly on thesouth-facingslope.
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As the name suggests it is a hill area, basically asouth-facingslope, with many streets of terraced houses on hills.
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The town is on a sunny,south-facingslopebetween two creeks.
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They called the hill "calidus mons" the hot hill for it is asouth-facingslopewith extremely favourable climatic conditions.
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The larger of the two gardens covers about six acres, located on a gentlesouth-facingslope.
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Its unusual north-south orientation may contribute to the biodiversity, with thesouth-facingslopecovered in canopy forest, while the north-facing slope has thorny thickets.
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They now have an often white, almost verticalsouth-facingslope.
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On south-facing slopes (with more open vegetation), small-seededness could also be advantageous in avoidance of seed predation.
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Therefore, the south-facing slopes offer habitats of higher abiotic stress for plant life, and of low temporal predictability of environmental conditions.
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Small-seeded species (classes 1 and 2) showed a positive balance for the south-facing slopes, whereas large-seeded species (classes 5, 6, 7 and 8) were more frequent on north-facing slopes.
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As a logical consequence of results discussed above, we propose that the vegetation on north-facing slopes is formed by larger-seeded species than that on south-facing slopes.
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It appears to prefer south-facing slopes with low, sparse vegetation; the bee forages in nearby flower-rich areas.
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Lower south-facing slopes support bluebunch wheatgrass and arrowleaf balsamroot.
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It is found growing in a wide range of conditions from crowded, moist, semi-shaded canyon bottoms to dry south-facing slopes and hilltops.
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The north- and south-facing slopes support an area of chalk downland, noted for its orchids and other rare plant species.
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On the south-facing slopes there is montane fynbos at higher, moister altitudes, while the north hosts karroid and renosterveld shrubland.
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The plant seems to prefer cold south-facing slopes with heavy winter rainfall.
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The geography of the wine region is dominated by these river valleys and include several south-facing slopes.
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