barrens

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But when wasting disease in effect wiped out their main predator, the sea urchins exploded in number, decimating kelp forests and transforming once-lush underwater habitats into so-called urchin barrens.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

Smith and co-authors examined changes in species composition across the mosaic of barrens and persistent forests to untangle how kelp loss impacts the broader ecosystem.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

Interspersed with the woods are wild blueberry barrens.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Narrow but well-worn paths weave through a landscape of heath and coastal barrens, a colorful carpet of wildflowers and evergreens made into dwarf-like shrubs by constant exposure to salt spray and wind.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022

On the fifth day, I knew I was doomed to wander in endless barrens till I died.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine