Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Heißländen
English translation:
xeric habitats
Added to glossary by
Julian Muller
Sep 25, 2007 16:54
16 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
Heißländen
German to English
Science
Geography
rivers
"Auwälder sind hier noch ebenso zu finden, wie die „Heißländen“, trockene Sand - und Schotterbänke mit vielen seltenen Orchideenarten. "
talking about national parks in Austria.
I figure it has something to do with desert or savanna-like areas that build up next to a river, but is there a specific term?
talking about national parks in Austria.
I figure it has something to do with desert or savanna-like areas that build up next to a river, but is there a specific term?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | xeric habitats |
Kim Metzger
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Change log
Sep 26, 2007 07:34: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "heißländen" to "Heißländen"
Proposed translations
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Selected
xeric habitats
Or extremely dry habitat
Apart from causing artificial groundwater recharge, the floods set free side arms and form new islands in different locations. Wet meadows and wet habitats are not the only typical features of this area:xeric habitats (called Heißländen) are particularly impressive with their thin humus
layer on substrates of sand and pebbles, and their African savannah-like vegetation.
http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/fileadmin/site/umweltkontrolle...
Xeric - Of, characterized by, or adapted to an extremely dry habitat.
Apart from causing artificial groundwater recharge, the floods set free side arms and form new islands in different locations. Wet meadows and wet habitats are not the only typical features of this area:xeric habitats (called Heißländen) are particularly impressive with their thin humus
layer on substrates of sand and pebbles, and their African savannah-like vegetation.
http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/fileadmin/site/umweltkontrolle...
Xeric - Of, characterized by, or adapted to an extremely dry habitat.
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