| The valey of the river was green and it was a large oasis in those droughty mountains. |
| Previous authors have suggested some oak communities represent edaphic climaxes on poor, droughty soils. |
| The droughty and excessively wet periods are grouped over periods of 2 to 4 years and return cyclically. |
| Sand and gravel are the dominant constituents, forming coarse-textured, generally droughty soils of the Gagetown and Riverbank Units. |
| These droughty soils also have low fertility and typically support black spruce and heath vegetation or ericaceous shrubs. |
| Soils of these units are coarse textured and droughty and are best tolerated by coniferous vegetation. |
