In this scheme, climates are classified based on the biological effects of temperature and rainfall on vegetation under the assumption that these two abiotic factors are the largest determinants of the type of vegetation found in an area.

The density and type of vegetation coverage affects solar heat absorption, water retention, and rainfall on a regional level.

It uses indices such as a humidity index and an aridity index to determine an area's moisture regime based upon its average temperature, average rainfall, and average vegetation type.

Maquis or macchia is a type of high ground in Corsica covered in thick vegetation.

* Sky Moo-A Large blue cow type creature that appears in ' The Seed ' episode, that helps the Clangers by eating all the vegetation that is over running their planet.

Finally, water affects the type of vegetation that grows in a soil which in turn affects the development of the soil profile.

The type and amount of vegetation depends on climate, land form topography, soil characteristics, and biological factors.

The main type of fynbos (" fine bush ") vegetation at the Cape of Good Hope is Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, an endangered vegetation type that is endemic to the Cape Peninsula.

Herbicides can be grouped by activity, use, chemical family, mode of action, or type of vegetation controlled.

Thimphu valley lying in the leeward side of the mountains is comparatively dry and contains a different type of vegetation as compared to the windward side.

Because their prey is entirely caught on the wing they are not dependent on any vegetation type.

Prairies ( or ) are considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type.

Too high to be exploited for large-scale commercial grazing, this area takes its name from the predominant vegetation type, the puna.

Potential evapotranspiration is usually measured indirectly, from other climatic factors, but also depends on the surface type, such as free water ( for lakes and oceans ), the soil type for bare soil, and the vegetation.

The main vegetation type is endangered Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, but critically endangered Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld and Afromontane forest occur in smaller portions on the mountain.

In Royal National Park, littoral rainforest ( often the first type of vegetation destroyed during coastal development ) has survived the ravages that occurred elsewhere during the 19th and 20th centuries.

160 years of livestock grazing, timber harvesting and cropping has cleared most of the reserve of native understorey species and in many areas invasive grasses are the main vegetation type.

This type of vegetation is found completely underwater.

Wetland vegetation productivity is linked to the climate, wetland type, and nutrient availability.

The capacity of wetland vegetation to store heavy metals is affected by waterflow, number of hectares ( acres ), climate, and type of plant.

The natural vegetation of the Andamans is tropical forest, with mangroves on the coast.

Characteristic of the Sahara is the date palm, which flourishes where other vegetation can scarcely maintain existence, while in the semidesert regions the acacia, from which gum arabic is obtained, is abundant.

The more humid regions have a richer vegetation ; dense forest where the rainfall is greatest and variations of temperature least, conditions found chiefly on the tropical coasts, and in the west African equatorial basin with its extension towards the upper Nile ; and savanna interspersed with trees on the greater part of the plateaus, passing as the desert regions are approached into a scrub vegetation consisting of thorny acacias, etc.

In the swamp regions of north-east Africa papyrus and associated plants, including the soft-wooded ambach, flourish in immense quantities, and little else is found in the way of vegetation.

Baker's abandoned World War II runway, long, is completely covered with vegetation and is unserviceable.

It is treeless, with sparse vegetation consisting of four kinds of grass, prostrate vines and low-growing shrubs.

It is completely overgrown with vegetation and is unusable.

The biodiversity characteristic of each extinction, especially the diversity of fauna and subdominant plant forms, is a function of abiotic factors and the biomass productivity of the dominant vegetation.

In the spring, this is not usually a problem as vegetation is still moist from winter rains, but extreme dryness prevails by the fall, creating a danger of wildfires.

Cameroon is sometimes described as " Africa in miniature " because it exhibits all the major climates and vegetation of the continent: mountains, desert, rain forest, savanna grassland, and ocean coastland.

Its characteristic vegetation is scrub and grass.

Conversely, the islands do not receive the upwellings ( cold streams ) that affect the West African coast, so the air temperature is cooler than in Senegal, but the sea is actually warmer, because the orographic relief of some islands, as Sao Miguel with steep mountains, cover it with rich woods and luxuriant vegetation where the dense moisture condense and soak the plants, rocks, soil, logs, moss etc.

On the higher islands and somewhat wetter islands, exclusively in mountainous areas, like Santo Antao island, the climate is suitable for the development of dry monsoon forest, and laurel forest as this vegetation is believed to have been present in the past.

However, most vegetation has now been converted to agriculture and forest fragments are now restricted to areas where cultivation is not possible, such as mountain peaks and steep slopes.

One interesting feature observed about Clipperton Island's flora is that the vegetation is arranged in parallel rows of species ; dense rows of taller species alternate with lower, more open vegetation.

During Sachet's visit in 1958, Clipperton's vegetation was found to consist of a sparse cover of spiny grass and low thickets, a creeping plant ( Ipomoea sp.

Young elephants, pandas, koalas, and hippos eat the feces of their mothers or other animals in the herd to obtain the bacteria required to properly digest vegetation found on the savanna and in the jungle.

It is commonly found on sites where the ground has been disturbed, such as recently cleared woodland, or where the vegetation has been burnt.

Topp and Martin Hamilton of Kew Gardens compiled the most recent checklist of vegetation in 2009, which can be found at this footnote.

The vegetation is generally sparse, with the only patch of forested land being found in Nanortalik Municipality in the extreme south near Cape Farewell.

For example, in the Zagros Mountains in northeastern Iraq there is permanent vegetation, such as oak trees, and date palms are found in the south.

Indigenous vegetation can be found along the northern coast from Rio Bueno to Discovery Bay, in the highest parts of the Blue Mountains, and in the heart of the Cockpit Country.

The Common Kestrel readily adapts to human settlement, as long as sufficient swathes of vegetation are available, and may even be found in wetlands, moorlands and arid savanna.

They differ from machetes in that they generally have far thicker, tapered blades optimized for chopping European vegetation ( the thin, flat blade of the machete is better for soft plants found in tropical environments ), sword-like hilts and guards, and sometimes a sawback-blade.

In many areas within the Namib Desert, there is little vegetation with the exception of lichens found in the gravel plains, and in dry river beds where plants can access subterranean water.

A number of Acacia species are found here, as well as grasses and other shrubby vegetation.

Remarkable rock paintings, many found in the Aïr Mountains, dated 3, 500 to 2, 500 BCE, portray vegetation and animal presence rather different from modern expectations.

Peppers are often dominant vegetation where they are found.

A notable exception is the Asian Tiger mosquito which is a daytime feeder and is more apt to be found in, or on the periphery of, shaded areas with heavy vegetation.

Pieces of coral and vegetation have been found preserved like amber inside the flint.

Other vegetation includes plants and grasses found in the swamps into which the Shabeelle River empties most of the year and in other large swamps in the course of the lower Jubba River.

Increased direct effect of solar radiation compensates for the cold of the nights, and in the few spots where plants have been found flowering up to a height of 3650 m ( 12, 000 ft ), nothing has indicated that the processes of vegetation were arrested by the severe cold which they must sometimes endure.

It is often found as a component of the climax vegetation in stands on mesic sites with limestone soils.

Mylodon has been traditionally considered a grazer in open areas, which is theorized based on its paleoenvironment as well as from the vegetation found in fossilized dung.

However, recent studies based on biomechanics and functional morphology indicate that Mylodon may have been a mixed or selective-feeder instead, and the paleoenvironment of the formation where the animal was found indicates a wide variety of vegetation to be selected from.