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German: Heißländen

English translation: xeric habitats



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German term or phrase:Heißländen
English translation:xeric habitats
Entered by:Julian Muller
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Science - Geography / rivers
German term or phrase: Heißländen
"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?
Julian Muller
United Kingdom
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Julian Muller: 4:11pm Sep 29, 2007: very helpful, thank you! -

xeric habitats
Explanation:
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.


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Kim Metzger
Mexico
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heißländen xeric habitats

Explanation:
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.




Kim Metzger
Mexico
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