semidesert

IPA: sɛmidˈɛzɝt

Examples of "semidesert" in Sentences

The vegetation is steppe, sometimes called shortgrass prairie, and semidesert.
Native to South Africa, ostriches long roamed a vast semidesert plain called the Karoo.
Temperate desert climates support the sparse xerophytic shrub vegetation typical of semidesert.
The lower slopes of the mountains and the basal plain are dominated by sagebrush semidesert or steppe.
Scattered shrubs and low trees sometimes grow in the steppe; all gradations of cover are present, from semidesert to woodland.
Mali is among the poorest countries in the world, with 65% of its land area desert or semidesert and with a highly unequal distribution of income.
Natural vegetation ranges from Douglas-fir forest on steep, north-facing slopes at higher elevations to desert and semidesert grassland or shrubland on lower, drier sites.
Recently, semidesert shrub vegetation seems to have invaded wide areas of the Western United States that were formerly steppe grasslands, due to overgrazing and trampling by livestock.
In winter, seasonal changes force many birds and mammals to move from the mountains into the sagebrush semidesert, where they find suitable habitat alongside the area's permanent residents.
In the intermountain region of the Western United States between the Pacific coast and Rocky Mountains, the temperate desert has characteristics of a sagebrush (Artemisia) semidesert, with a very pronounced drought season and a short humid season.