Assertion: gopher tortoise's burrow | /r/HasProperty | important
Facets:
value: as refuges during the periodic wildfires
type: TEMPORAL
value: for other species
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
value: for some
type: OTHER
value: to the tortoise
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: These burrows are important not only to the tortoise but are also used by over 350 other species including other park residents such as the indigo snake, gopher frog and gopher cricket.
text: Dependence on gopher tortoise burrows varies among commensal species, but for some the burrows are essential.
text: The burrows, which may be up to 15 meters (45 feet) long and 3.5 meters (10 feet) deep, are an important refuge for other species, many of them endangered.
text: These burrows are also important sources of shelter for other species which share the Tortoise’s habitat.
text: The burrows are particularly important as refuges during the periodic wildfires, sparked by lightning storms, that burn off the vegetation, renew the soil, and keep the understory open and sunny.