These and other studies have led Covington to conclude that prescribed burning must be preceded by mechanical clearing _ raking debris and thinning out stunted trees.
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Stora Alvaret is not devoid of trees, contrary to a common misconception; in fact, it holds a variety of sparse stunted trees akin to a pygmy forest.
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The Caatinga vegetation of northeastern Bahia ( which hosts the Spix habitat ) is stunted trees, thorny shrubs and cacti, dominated by plants of the family Euphorbiaceae.
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It is known as the Stone Tree as it is in the shape of a stunted tree, which is formed as a thin rock due to strong wind action.
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Stunted tree growth can also occur in some cases of highly alkaline soils such as the Stora Alvaret ( Great Alvar ) formation on the island of �land in Sweden.
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Amidst rocky outcrops and stone way-finding markers ( Inukshuk ), the village landscape is dotted with stands of stunted trees and prostrate groundcovers that cling perilously to the rugged granite terrain.
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And in the near distance, flat-topped buttes crusted over with rough grass _ a very different shade of green _ and a few stunted trees replace what used to be peaks.
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The site includes the steep slope on the northern side of the wadi, the upper parts of which are vertical cliffs overlooking rocky slopes vegetated with scrub, grass and stunted trees.
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"One hundred and twenty years of logging, grazing and fire suppression have wiped out most of the Southwest's old growth, leaving a landscape of stunted trees, dwindling grasses and eroding soil, " its report says.
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The stunted tree " Eucryphia wilkei " found in the cloud forest above 1500 m elevation on Mount Bartle Frere exists nowhere else on earth and has relatives in the Cool Temperate Rainforests of Tasmania and Chile.
