dominant vegetation

collocation in English

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dominant
adjective
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/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/us
/ˈdɑː.mə.nənt/
more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the ...
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vegetation
noun[U]
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/ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌvedʒ.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
plants in general, or plants that are found in a ...
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(Definition ofdominantandvegetationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thedominantvegetationtype is tall evergreen lowland rainforest.
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Vegetation diversity was characterised on a large scale by thedominantvegetationtype, describing the winter feeding place.
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The second part deals with land on which thedominantvegetationis grass of poor feeding value.
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The twodominantvegetationtypes of this mountain region, forests and meadows, have very distinct differences in their microclimates.
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Dominantvegetationincludes various cacti, mesquite, and maguey, as most of the valley is dry.
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Fire moss is often thedominantvegetationfor several years following high-severity fire.
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Thedominantvegetationthroughout the range are grasses and big sagebrush; however, there are meadows with cottonwood, aspen, and willow groves along some stream drainages.
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Subhumid forest once covered much of the central plateau but grassland is now thedominantvegetationtype there.
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When regrowth appeared, bracken was thedominantvegetation.
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Thedominantvegetationon the non-flooded savannas is grass.
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It is often thedominantvegetationon heaths, moors, open woods and neglected pastures, especially on acid light soils.
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For example, herbivory can increase litter decomposition and nutrient cycling via direct changes in litter quality and altereddominantvegetation.
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Dry deciduous forest used to be thedominantvegetation, but thorn scrub and subtropical matorral are now more common, interspersed with agricultural and pasture lands.
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The 250,000 to 400,000 species of flowering plants outnumber all other ground plants combined, and are thedominantvegetationin most terrestrial ecosystems.
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On the plains, grass is thedominantvegetation, sustaining the largest grazing herds on earth.
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Graminoids are thedominantvegetationin many habitats, including grassland, salt-marsh, reedswamp and steppes.
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By far, thedominantvegetationsub-type is chaparral.
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On exposed areas where continuous rain washes away soil, a low heathland is thedominantvegetation.
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Thedominantvegetationon the west side of the range is old-growth ponderosa pine; on the east side, western juniper is common.
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Thedominantvegetationin its habitat normally consists of plants such as mesquite, creosotebush, catclaw, and prickly pears.
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