( ( Think ( of ( ( these communities ) ( as ( ( a ( closed loop ) ) ( with ( the ( alkaline salt ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( marsh ( having ( plants ( that ( are ( closely ( related ( to ( plants ( in ( the ( alkali ( sink ( and ( shadscale scrub ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Think)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT these) (NNS communities)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ closed) (NN loop)) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT the) (JJ alkaline) (NN salt)))))))) (VP (VBP marsh) (S (VP (VBG having) (NP (NP (NNS plants)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (RB closely) (VBN related) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (NNS plants)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN alkali) (NN sink) (CC and) (NN shadscale) (NN scrub))))))))))))) (. .)))
Think of these communities as a closed loop with the alkaline salt marsh having plants that are closely related to plants in the alkali sink and shadscale scrub.
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