11. The pedosphere lies below the vegetative cover of the biosphere and above the hydrosphere and lithosphere. 12. Different colors and textures are exposed as vegetative cover is removed and overburden dumped to the side. 13. The unique climate and soil in the area nourished a variety of vegetative covers and plant species. 14. Although Santa has fair type of soil, vegetative cover is good for rice, corn, vegetables and fruit-bearing trees. 15. Increased rainfall has also led to decrease in soil quality and less vegetative cover , which leads to increasingly higher temperatures. 16. Habitat preferences for the black-tailed prairie dog are influenced by vegetative cover type, slope, soil type, and amount of rainfall. 17. The adult undergo diapause during the winter from November through March at the foot of perennial grasses or under vegetative cover . 18. Dense vegetative cover occurs over much of the site and may help to protect the extensive scatter of artefacts above ground. 19. The municipalities of Culasi, San Remigio and Valderrama registered the highest vegetative cover with an area of, and 6, 35 hectares respectively. 20. Considering the steepness of much of the terrain there is a remarkable lack of erosion, primarily because vegetative cover has been kept intact.
