barrens
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"A classic example of multiple stressors causing a regime shift is the transition from kelp forests to urchin barrens in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of North America," Meunier said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
Interspersed with the woods are wild blueberry barrens.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
But the rapid transformation of semirural areas into barrens of concrete tilt-up “logistic parks” is encountering a backlash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
Narrow but well-worn paths weave through a landscape of heath and coastal barrens, a colorful carpet of wildflowers and evergreens made into dwarf-like shrubs by constant exposure to salt spray and wind.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022
On the fifth day, I knew I was doomed to wander in endless barrens till I died.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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