hydric

Examples

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• Soil water fluctuations are amplified by more extreme precipitation patterns (right panels) and are predicted to have opposing effects in mesic systems versus xeric and hydric systems.

  Academic text (2008)

• The wetland is characterized by hydric soils that retain moisture throughout the year.

• 15% of the energy comes from hydric sources, the "number two" energy source in the country.

  Blog text (29)

• Thus, mesic systems are seldom stressed, whereas xeric and hydric systems are water stressed much of the time.

  Academic text (2008)

• Of particular interest are hydric (wetland) ecosystems that cover vast areas of Earth, particularly at high latitudes.

  Academic text (2008)

• Studies of wetland loss and alteration often compare National Wetland Inventory maps with those of hydric soils.

  Academic text (1994)

• Aquatic plants are species that perpetuate their life cycle in still or flowing water, or on inundated or non-inundated hydric soils.

  Academic text (1996)

• The total area of hydric soils is assumed to represent the extent of original wetlands, which can then be compared with existing wetlands (Moorhead 1992).

  Academic text (1994)

• Hydric (wetland) ecosystems are predicted to experience reduced periods of anoxia in response to prolonged intervals between rainfall events.

  Academic text (2008)

• They also determined the presence of hydric soils, gathered hydrological evidence for saturated soils, and integrated findings from field data with results of a map study to determine the boundaries of a wetland.

  Academic text (2001)

Antonyms

D

dry

791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

A

arid

19 4.0

Very dry land or weather with little rain that cannot grow plants

X

xeric

• Specialized

1 9.9

Very dry and needing little water, like a desert

How Wet

saturated

2 3.4

hydric

• Specialized

9.6

wet

1 1.0

damp

11 1.0

moist

105 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology