forest cover

collocation in English

meaningsofforestandcover

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forest
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfɒr.ɪst/us
/ˈfɔːr.ɪst/
a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and ...
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cover
noun
uk
/ˈkʌv.ər/us
/ˈkʌv.ɚ/
something that is put on or over something else, usually to protect it, to keep something ...
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(Definition offorestandcoverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A portfolio effect tends to increase theforestcover, while an insurance effect tends to reduce it.
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However, the area under theforestcoverhas risen with the other types of the uncultivable lands being clubbed along with the forests.
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Table 2 shows the levels of timber harvest andforestcoverfor two sample provinces in each region for two critical years, 1977 and 1987.
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As a corollary to this result, we find that area of secondaryforestcover(or recent regeneration) is positively correlated with travel costs.
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Indeed, the low topographical relief, the continuity offorestcoverand apparent structure were unlikely to be barriers to bird dispersal.
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Clearly, the extent and quality offorestcoveris a potential policy lever, and we present details on this measure.
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As a result, the region'sforestcoverdeclined by over 10 per cent.
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Conversely, considering the coping strategy, two opposite effects determine the impact of forest profitability on theforestcover: a portfolio effect and an insurance effect.
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Secondly, data on annualforestcoverare used as a proxy for deforestation.
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The forested area is continuously decreasing and the remnantforestcoverexists in the form of non-contiguous patches o f varying sizes.
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A conservation project helps to prevent the degradation of theforestcoverand the quantity of recharge.
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In other words, while bringing additional areas into the ambit offorestcover, the government never gave up constant extraction of resources.
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Observations offorestcoverfor each country are available for 1980, 1990, and 1995.
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First, if the forest profitability increases, its relative profitability rises, which tends to increase theforestcover.
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As suggested in section 2, area of primaryforestcoveris negatively correlated with travel cost.
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I was curious about the visible deforestation on the mountainside, and asked him about the changingforestcover.
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We predict that a reduction in crop risk may have a negative impact on theforestcover.
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For breeding systems, the number and percentages of dioecious species encountered at each site were significantly correlated with both reserve size andforestcover.
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The number and percentage of mammaldispersed plants was positively correlated withforestcover, while the abundance of mammal-dispersed plants was positively correlated with reserve size.
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The increase in the area underforestcoverwitnesses some fluctuations, almost every year, which could not be brushed aside.
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