Nov 28, 2012 11:23
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Spanish term

vegetación geliturbada y edafoxerófila

Spanish to English Science Geography
In a document about vegetation in the high Andes in Ecuador - the full sentence can be found below:

Los sectores donde está distribuida el especies en el Ecuador posee tres tipos de vegetación: pajonal altimontano, vegetación geliturbada y edafoxerófila.

All help appreciated!

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congeliturbate and edapho-xerophilous vegetation

Following a bit of trial an error these seem to be the terms you are looking for.

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Note added at 13 mins (2012-11-28 11:37:22 GMT)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congeliturbate
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edaphic
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xerophilous

https://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=...
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High Andean fell fields

You will probably find the link below a useful one.

The exact translation given in the document on p.160 appears above. Although not a word for word transation, it may well represent current usage.
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