In overgrown scrub, plants create so much shade and leaf litter that the open, sandy patches disappear and so do the species that prefer them.
(plants; create; so much shade and leaf litter; L:In overgrown scrub) (the open, sandy patches; disappear; ) (the species; prefer; them)
plants the open, sandy patches the species
create disappear prefer
so much shade and leaf litter L:In overgrown scrub
them