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- adjective Alternative form of
codominant .
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Of these, table top coral Acropora spp. may dominate at 3-15 m below sea level, while Acropora spp. and Pocillopora spp. may be co-dominant in shallower water.
Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009
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It has 12 major forest associations, the co-dominant communities being the typical east European linden-hornbeam Tilio-Carpinetum and the typical central European oak-hornbeam Querco-Carpinetum.
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The negative relationship of radial growth to summer temperature is consistent throughout the 20th century, and occurs in a broad range of dominant and co-dominant trees in mature and old stands [31].
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Peculiar to this impressive landscape are large junipers (Juniperus excelsa ssp. polycarpos) that form open woodland, often co-dominant with Olea europaea.
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Pitch pine (Pinus rigida) is a co-dominant in serpentine barren woodlands and an important component of bluestem-dropseed savannas; it is found at seven serpentine barren sites in Chester, Delaware, and Lancaster counties.
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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Teak (Tectona grandis) is a co-dominant of the moist mixed deciduous forest characterizing this zone.
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In the mid-1900s chestnut blight eliminated American chestnut as a co-dominant species in oak-hickory forests throughout the Northeast.
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Evergreen forest originally represented by a variety of Fagaceae and other hardwoods is now dominated by Castanopsis hystrix, with Phyllanthus emblica as a co-dominant and Antidesma collettii, Helicia terminalis, and Wendlandia paniculata as important associates.
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The flora of the Caucasus region includes many ancient species, and many forms are still dominant or co-dominant in the hotspot's plant communities.
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Terminalia alata and Pinus merkusii may be a co-dominant species.
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