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Recent Examples of bottomlandCrews have been scattering millions of seeds of native plants to restore vegetation on 2,200 acres of reservoir bottomlands that were underwater for generations.—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 Congaree National Park, South Carolina Congaree National Park is home to the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern U.S.—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 The national park protects the largest intact old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast, with stands of 500-year-old bald cypress trees, loblolly pines that stretch 165 feet in the air, and towering elm, oaks, tupelos, and sweet gums.—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024 But the narrow valley with a meandering river threading its way along the bottomlands was also determined to be a good place to bring electricity to Siskiyou County and other parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon.—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for bottomland
Old documents also claimed that this species could grow in lowlands, survive high temperatures and withstand droughts.
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Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
The appearance of this boundary varies around the planet, with some areas seeming to link the lowlands directly to the highlands, while others contain sharp cliffs.
Whereas mammoths preferred the cold, dry grasslands that spread as Ice Age glaciers expanded, Mammut preferred the warmer, wetter habitats of Pleistocene forests and thrived during the interglacial reprieves from the ice.
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Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
The population of grassland birds in the U.S. has dropped by 43% since 1970, as row-crop production, drought and habitat loss take their toll, the report says.
What do beef tallow, prairie dresses and the quiet luxury trend all have in common?
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
These and other prairie plants provide an ideal habitat for hundreds of pollinators and insect species including bunchgrass skippers and dreamy dusky wing butterflies.
Disney had people stationed across the savanna for Tucker’s protection.
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
More than 30 percent of the biomass in such savannas gets consumed by termites hollowing out trunks from within, according to research by Zanne, a co-author of an article on deadwood and the carbon cycle in the 2024 Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.
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Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
This first-of-its-kind attraction will take guests on an exhilarating journey through towering glaciers, vast tundra and the icy depths of the Arctic Ocean, encountering some of the planet’s most awe-inspiring wildlife along the way.
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Tracy Yochum,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
The brutal Arctic tundra, rare glimpses of sunlight, and eccentric small-town characters are the draw here.
In a nod to Tavern’s history as a sheep meadow, a flock of sheep will make an appearance during brunch, delighting kids and longtime New Yorkers alike.
The backstory: In 1654, these some 7,500 acres of ancient woodlands and meadows were acquired by the aristocratic Clerk family (who still own it today), who quickly set about establishing it as a hub for the aesthetic and intellectual elite of their time.
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