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Meaning of "nutrient-poor"
nutrient-poor (adjective) - Nutrient-poor describes a substance, typically soil or food, that lacks essential nutrients required for optimal growth or health
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Many of these are usually nutrient-poor calories.
Nutrient-poor soils are tolerated but not alkaline soils.
It tolerates salinity and nutrient-poor soils.
A nutrient-poor diet can sometimes cause vision problems.
Carnivorous plants require appropriate nutrient-poor soil.
In this nutrient-poor environment, plants have evolved different strategies for survival.
This applies particularly to acidic or nutrient-poor soils.
It is tolerant of nutrient-poor soils, and is commonly found on poorly drained acidic peatlands.
A number of orchids also grow well in nutrient-poor soil.
Acid grassland is a nutrient-poor habitat characterised by grassy tussocks and bare ground.
They are particularly valuable for plants in nutrient-poor soils.
The principal vulnerability is the nutrient-poor soil, pervasive in most tropical forests.
Mycorrhiza is especially advantageous to the plant in nutrient-poor soils.
Consuming processed, nutrient-poor and acidifying foods takes a negative toll on the body.
But they are used to dry and nutrient-poor soils.
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They are growing on nutrient-poor soils and some of the species are very slow growing.
Aquatic colonization would have been an adaptation to nutrient-poor areas.
For one thing, plants in nutrient-poor soils devote more energy to locating nutrients.
Mycorrhizas are especially beneficial for the plant partner in nutrient-poor soils.
Cutting out nutrient-poor processed inflammatory foods is a common denominator in many successful diets.
Additional fertilizer may be necessary if you have particularly nutrient-poor soil.
Large quantities of sandy, nutrient-poor sediment are then washed downhill during the rainy season.
This is a particularly useful adaptation when the soil is either wet or nutrient-poor.
Nutrient-poor and seasonally flooded amazon forests have suffered high impacts from forest fires.
The major part of the forest stands on dry and nutrient-poor soil.
Despite the low rainfall and relatively nutrient-poor soil the woodland is home to many species.
Cerrado is characterized by a well-defined dry season with acidic and nutrient-poor soils.
The edge consists of nutrient-poor sandy soils originating from the erosion of the surrounding sandstone.
Nevertheless, they are capable of coping in the wild with cold temperatures or nutrient-poor food.
Schlatts are characteristic of the nutrient-poor geest ridges of the North German Plain.
Characterized was the place for a long time previously determined by the nutrient-poor heathland.
It can grow in nutrient-poor soils.
Appetite evaluation will determine if weight loss is related to the consumption of nutrient-poor foods.
It grows well in nutrient-poor soils.
It prefers nutrient-rich waters but also occurs in the lower stretches of nutrient-poor rivers.
However, a tendency towards nutrient-poor diets was observed.
The cultivation protocol consists of preparing a spawn culture that is mixed with nutrient-poor soil.
Just occasionally, in this nutrient-poor environment, a feast arrives.
In secondary metabolism the VOCs are due to competition for resources in a nutrient-poor environment.
Thus, a nutrient-poor breakfast promotes stress and irritability.
So this unique partnership allows coral to thrive in the nutrient-poor waters along this coast.
Even in nutrient-poor waters, coral reefs can be miraculously productive.
Consume the right proportions of healthy food to help avoid the disadvantages of a nutrient-poor diet.
So how in such a nutrient-poor microworld, is there so much diversity and life?
Coral reefs are productive habitats in the middle of nutrient-poor waters, Harvell says.
Nutrient-poor foods, such as soft drinks and pizza, were frequently used.
It is, mainly restricted to fairly nutrient-poor waters.
Despite being considered a nutrient-poor sea ( oligotrophic ), it hosts a diverse range of ecosystems and species.
In addition, soils are thin and nutrient-poor.
A plant, which asks for a nutrient-poor soil, needs fertilizer rarely.
