disturbed soil

collocation in English

meaningsofdisturbedandsoil

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disturbed
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɜːbd/us
/dɪˈstɝːbd/
not thinking or behaving normally because of mental or ...
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soil
noun
uk
/sɔɪl/us
/sɔɪl/
the material on the surface of the ground in which ...
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(Definition ofdisturbedandsoilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Sixty-eight traps were set in the boulder debris in each wadi at sites identified as active from the presence of fresh faeces anddisturbedsoil.
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Indisturbedsoil, seedling densities of all species increased with increasing density of sown seeds, the effects of which were still evident for plant cover 2 years after seed sowing.
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Thousands small patches ofdisturbedsoilwill be examined in this way, and the statistically large sampling and good detection sensitivity enhances the probability of finding rare substances.
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In gathering the seeds, the women undoubtedly dropped some in the sunny environment anddisturbedsoil of a settlement, and those seeds sprouted and thrived.
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It is frequent in a range of habitats, including grasslands, moorlands, exposed anddisturbedsoil, and the upper edges of salt marshes.
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These seeds can rapidly colonizedisturbedsoilsuch as that perturbed by fires, forest clearings, erosion, or abandoned agricultural land.
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At the site, four large areas of grey,disturbedsoilwere uncovered, three of which were in the eastern side of the settlement.
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Two years after the fire, sun tolerant plants grow in thedisturbedsoil.
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This plant grows best in damp, recentlydisturbedsoil.
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Common yarrow is frequently found in the mildlydisturbedsoilof grasslands and open forests.
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The article concluded thatdisturbedsoilunder the slab was from the sewer line and construction fill buried under the slab before it was poured.
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Histoplasmosis is not contagious, but is contracted by inhalation of the spores fromdisturbedsoilor guano.
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Seeds germinate and become established ondisturbedsoilor understory duff.
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The melon occurs indisturbedsoiland cleared or bare areas, and thrives on summer moisture.
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A predilection fordisturbedsoil, such as roadsides, has been noted.
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Thedisturbedsoilslips down the hillside to create a positive lynchet while the area reduced in level becomes a negative lynchet.
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It typically grows in meadows and grasslands, in heavily grazed land in areas such as pastures, and on opendisturbedsoilsuch as roadsides and building sites.
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Construction sites tend to havedisturbedsoilthat is easily eroded by precipitation like rain, snow, and hail.
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As with other invasive species of plants, freshlydisturbedsoilallows the rapidly growing young knotweed plants to outgrow other plants and take over the area, suppressing other species.
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