terrestrial vegetation

collocation in English

meaningsofterrestrialandvegetation

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terrestrial
adjective
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/təˈres.tri.əl/us
/təˈres.tri.əl/
formal
relating to ...
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vegetation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌvedʒ.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
plants in general, or plants that are found in a ...
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(Definition ofterrestrialandvegetationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theterrestrialvegetationdepends on the rains and possibly the ground water.
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They feed on higher aquatic plants and submergedterrestrialvegetation, but may also take detritus, insects, and other invertebrates.
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The current artificial dry land areas with their concrete surfaces appear unfit to supportterrestrialvegetationeither.
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The primitive arthropods co-evolved with this diversifiedterrestrialvegetationstructure.
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As a result, the sandbank is frequently submerged and devoid ofterrestrialvegetation.
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Its research program emphasizes astrodynamics, satellite meteorology, oceanography, geodesy, andterrestrialvegetationstudies.
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Nutrients fromterrestrialvegetation(e.g. plant litter and insect drop) is transferred to aquatic food webs.
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Organic carbon derived fromterrestrialvegetationmust be incorporated into the soil column and subsequently be incorporated into permafrost to be effectively stored.
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Terrestrialvegetationis a source of nutrient replenishment for soils.
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Theterrestrialvegetationis sparse, with moss and liverwort-dominated communities restricted to oases fed by water issuing from barren hillsides.
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The coastline is 11803 km long, and the number of islands withterrestrialvegetationis nearly 800, about 600 of them lying off the west coast.
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Carbonyl sulfide is also removed from the atmosphere byterrestrialvegetationby enzymes associated with the uptake of carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, and by hydrolysis in ocean waters.
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However, the flood pulse has the potential to overpower some species; when flood pulses occur at unusual times or last for too long,terrestrialvegetationcan be overwhelmed.
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