Sentences with phrase «abundant species»

Bluefin tuna were once an abundant species in the Mediterranean, but after decades of overfishing they are now

Bluefin tuna were once an abundant species in the Mediterranean, but after decades of overfishing they are now classified as «critically endangered».

Tulipwood is one the most abundant species in the U.S. hardwood forest and, contrary to popular perception, an expanding resource.

Results for DMS are presented here as a representative for OSCs, as it is the more abundant species emitted.

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Although most caves have not been thoroughly explored yet and because of the isolation of them you will find natural splendors and archaeological significance such as ancient Mayan Pottery and abundant species of animals such as blind white crayfish and numerous arachnids.

Naturalists and children alike will enjoy the abundant species of migratory birds, reptiles and marine life.

Common dolphins got their name because they are the most abundant species of dolphin on the planet.

As the most abundant species at WHS Door County Campus, our cats require a great amount of care and support.

Skunks Skunks are one of the most abundant species of wildlife in Houston and are a high risk rabies carrier.

Disease outbreaks can spell disaster for endangered species, as well as abundant species that experience loss of a significant numbers of individuals.

The authors identified 454 unique miRNAs crosslinked to Ago in the mouse brain; mir - 30e was the most abundant species, representing 14 % of all miRNA tags.

For example, when the West Coast groundfish fishery collapsed in the early 2000s, commercial fishermen were forced to reduce significantly their catch of abundant species to avoid catching overfished species.

However, the theory has an important flaw: it fails to capture how important the highly abundant species that dominate marine communities are.»

Professor Connolly explains that it's often the really abundant species that deliver substantial ecosystem services like providing habitat for fishes, or keeping reefs clear of seaweeds.

«So the theory implies that, if you lose a really abundant species, then another can simply increase in abundance to take its place.»

In addition to the medium ground finch, other abundant species of Darwin's finches are the small ground finch, cactus finch and small tree finch.

Since then they have become the most abundant species trawled from that harbor's bottom.

«This makes it all the more urgent to act early to protect ecosystems and restore once - abundant species.»

Reporting this week in the journal Global Change Biology scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and from Germany's University of Kiel and the Alfred Wegener Institute reveal that when it comes to environmental change the reaction of Antarctic clams (laternula elliptica)-- a long - lived and abundant species that lives in cold, oxygen - rich Antarctic waters — is different depending on how old the animal is.

And despite the challenge posed by the current lack of some formerly abundant species, Gorongosa and protected areas like it may be the only hope of saving what remains of Africa's rapidly dwindling vulture populations.

The group hopes to combine this biological and genetic material to reintroduce the once abundant species.

Chrysomya megacephala, a blowfly known as the oriental latrine fly, is among the first and most abundant species of invertebrates arriving at mammal carcasses in tropical forests of peninsular Malaysia.

Although abundant species enjoy safety in numbers, factors other than abundance could help protect certain frogs after the deadly skin fungus hits their homes.

Apparent competition is an increasing problem, causing endangerment and extinction of native prey as abundant species colonize new areas in the wake of human - caused change to the environment.

This is one of the most widespread and abundant species of dragonfly.

«We have worked with our customers to develop sales of more abundant species such as haddock, tilapia and lobsters.

Not exact matches

Now, Whole Foods stores will sell only the green - and yellow - rated seafood in stores; green means the species are abundant and are caught in a sustainable, environmentally friendly method, and yellow means there are some concerns with the species or the catching method.

Transitional forms are generally lacking at the species level, but they are abundant between larger groups.»

His finches have been proven to be different species who are more abundant or not year to year based on changes in the types of food available.

With regard to pollinators, which greatly benefit from a richness of flowers, the fact that flowering weeds are more diverse and more abundant in organic arable fields and in organic grassland compared to conventional fields, where only few species and numbers were found, is particularly important.

Many bird species feed on insects, and an abundant presence may thus also contribute to a better natural pest control.

Many endangered or rare species which are enhanced by semi-natural habitats and field margins were more abundant in organic arable fields than in the integrated managed fields.

All species are abundant.

This reaction could play an important role in explaining the observed depletion of ozone over Antarctica; it releases photolytically active chlorine from its most abundant reservoir species, and it promotes the formation of HNO3 and thus removes nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from the gas phase.

Not only are the fish abundant and economically important, but they also serve as a keystone species in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems, according to the researchers.

In the past year, some politicians have begun looking to federal food programs as customers for one of the most abundant and despised species: the Atlantic spiny dogfish.

A new antibiotic discovery technique The most historically popular method for natural product discovery, called bioassay - guided isolation, often rediscovers the same highly abundant (or highly active) compounds over and over again, similar to fishing in a lake and always catching the most plentiful species while sparse species never take the bait.

While some species are widespread and have remained abundant, others survive only in isolated patches.

In one to three years, species such as krill may become abundant.

The Ecological Applications study's findings are also consistent with an earlier study from Frank's lab that found another scale insect species is more abundant at warmer temperatures due to increased survival rates.

Hornbeam resists grazing and browsing much better than other species, an advantage as red deer have become more abundant.

Calanus finmarchicus is one of the most abundant copepod species in the North Atlantic and is an extremely important source of food for many commercial fish species such as cod larvae, herring and capelin.

Other species are becoming more abundant and are spreading uphill.

Evidence left at the crime scene is abundant and global: Fossil remains show that sometime around 252 million years ago, about 90 percent of all species on Earth were suddenly wiped out — by far the largest of this planet's five known mass extinctions.

If the invasive species is abundant, the native species can go extinct because predator numbers are propped up by the invading species.

As expected, smaller green fragments are more susceptible to environmental disturbances, which mainly drive out the less abundant insect species.

«We found that well - diversified communities also had higher turnover, or the ability to go out and fish for species that are more abundant while relying less on those that declined,» Cline said.

Even the species identification methods are deficient, regardless of the fact that gelatinous zooplankton can be abundant in the ecosystem and have a major effect on both the upper and lower levels of the food web,» says Majaneva.

They found that loggers can no longer depend on areas where high - value species were formerly abundant, to fetch high economic returns.