vegetation

Example Sentences

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Many British railways are built on clay soil that shrinks in the summer as vegetation sucks out water, and expands in the winter.

From BBC

But the province's hills still bear the scars of bygone mining practices, with bare patches of red soil visible where vegetation has struggled to regrow.

From Barron's

"If its vegetation and soil cover are not properly managed, the surface is easily subject to erosion, degrading farmland and forming sand dunes," Turkmen scientist Mukhammet Durikov told AFP.

From Barron's

The deluge-to-drought pattern worsened the conditions of the vegetation leading up to January’s fires.

From Los Angeles Times

Moisture that comes from land, often referred to as recycled rainfall, is created when water evaporates from nearby soils and vegetation, fueling more localized storms.

From Science Daily