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Page 92
... varies from 60 to 80 percent of the total amount possible . Plant life . The veld regions support an enormous variety of natural vegetation . No particular species is ubiquitous , and many are highly localized . Grassveld is the ...
... varies from 60 to 80 percent of the total amount possible . Plant life . The veld regions support an enormous variety of natural vegetation . No particular species is ubiquitous , and many are highly localized . Grassveld is the ...
Page 243
... varies from one environ- ment to the next , just as plant abundance and diversity varies from tropical rain forests to deserts . Terrestrial vegetation ( plants and algae ) is influenced most by pre- cipitation and temperature , while ...
... varies from one environ- ment to the next , just as plant abundance and diversity varies from tropical rain forests to deserts . Terrestrial vegetation ( plants and algae ) is influenced most by pre- cipitation and temperature , while ...
Page 731
... varies from creeping rhizomes , bulbs , corms , and tubers , all of which are modifications of the stem , to thickened storage roots with buds at the stem end . The plants are usually perennials , very rarely annuals , rang- ing from ...
... varies from creeping rhizomes , bulbs , corms , and tubers , all of which are modifications of the stem , to thickened storage roots with buds at the stem end . The plants are usually perennials , very rarely annuals , rang- ing from ...
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