Tropical / Desert

the emergent layer
the canopy
the understory
the floor
vegetation
density

palm
tropicalization
climate-change
extremes

trees
vines
unruly
uncultivated
uncolonized
abandoned
overgrown
tangled
impenetrable

evaporation

inaccessible
wild
untamed
dust
oasis
dunes
mosaic
aquifer

uninterrupted

nomadic(ism)

solar energy

fragile
spiritual
intimate

struggle
barren
unprotected
harsh
unforgiving

contrast
biomes

precipitation

plastic

rain
humid

arid
xeric
rain shadow

sand / snow

alien

chain-link

neon
gradient
jungle