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06:48 Jul 11, 2023 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Environment & Ecology | |||||||
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4 | Dead soil |
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3 +1 | birch forest with barren understory |
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Dead soil Explanation: мертвопокровный means that the forest is so dense that sunlight doesn't reach the ground and nothing else grows there Example sentence(s):
https://haltonmastergardeners.com/2021/04/03/my-soil-is-dead/ |
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мертвопокровный березняк birch forest with barren understory Explanation: вместо birch forest можно birch thicket, birch stand, birch grove, birch copse, или birch wood -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2023-07-11 10:33:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The barren understory of a eucalyptus plantation https://www.nybg.org/blogs/science-talk/2013/12/journey-to-b... However, the site still contains many stands of intensive conifer plantation with barren understorey... https://www.southeastriverstrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2022... The Holm Oaks are evergreen, blocking sunlight from reaching the ground and leaving a barren understorey... https://www.durlston.co.uk/ParksforPeople Examples of these vegetative types are juniper stands in a predominant sagebrush type, sagebrush in a predominant woodland type, mature tree stands rather than younger growth, and woodlands with well developed understory rather than with barren understory. https://books.google.by/books?id=rREyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA4-PA8&lpg... Fagus grandifolia (American beech) Near-monoculture, with characteristically barren understory. Susquehanna State Park, Havre de Grace, MD. https://www.flickr.com/photos/tgpotterfield/52028987121/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2023-07-11 11:27:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- В жёстких климатических условиях с низкоплодородными песчаными почвами формируются простые чистые насаждения без подроста и подлеска, чаще всего мертвопокровные, т. е. с отсутствием живого напочвенного покрова. https://bigenc.ru/c/les-44f57f -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2023-07-11 11:31:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- В плотных насаждениях формируются С. л. мертвопокровные, в к-рых кроны деревьев выносятся высоко вверх, плотно сомкнуты, а ниж. ветви отмирают. Под пологом такого леса не растут ни кустарники, ни травы. http://ez.chita.ru/encycl/person/?id=8024 Ученые отмечают, что обычно в чистых буковых лесах подлесок отсутствует (мертвопокровные буковые леса), реже имеется редкий подлесок из боярышника https://lesprominform.ru/jarticles.html?id=2390 |
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