Sentences with phrase «as mountain habitats»

«One general expectation is that tree ranges will gradually move toward higher elevations as mountain habitats get hotter,» said Michael Van Nuland, the project's lead researcher and a doctoral student in UT's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Not exact matches

Narrow species ranges and fragmented appropriate habitats (as well as man - made and natural barriers like cities and mountains) will make it hard for more temperate and tropical plants to move.

The authors examine the concept and importance of maintaining connectivity (ability of wildlife populations to move among landscapes between habitat «islands» such as mountain tops, forest fragments and isolated wetlands) and corridor ecology.

Together the team have been using zebra stools to understand how challenges or «stressors», such as the destruction and breakup of habitats, impact on populations of South Africa's Cape mountain zebra.

The Asian bush mosquito can adapt to natural habitats such as mountain regions as well as to the infrastructure of human settlements.

As you move from west to east, from the low, scorching deserts of the Colorado River basin to the snow - and pine - topped mountains near the New Mexico border, a range of habitat unfolds.

Mountain rainforests in the South American Andes are an example because the rising populations of countries such as Peru or Ecuador migrate into these vulnerable habitats.

Like other habitat specialists, Sungazers appear to be restricted to this area not only because of physical barriers such as large rivers and mountains, but also because of the unique climactic niche in this region.

Populus angustifolia, more commonly known as a cottonwood, is widely found across North America, from arid Arizona to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and from mid-elevation habitats to peaks more than 8,000 feet high.

In their upcoming second Ecological Restoration publication titled «Resurgence of Native Plants After Removal of Amur honeysuckle from Bender Mountain Preserve,» Conover and Sisson reveal the lengths to which honeysuckle alters habitats by decreasing light availability and depleting soil moisture and nutrients, as well as by possibly releasing toxic chemicals that prevent other plant species from growing in the vicinity.

Puma concolor, commonly known as puma, panther, mountain lion, cougar, and dozens of other names, is found in every major type of habitat, from southeastern Alaska almost to the southern tip of South America.

That expansion would depend on narrow corridors of mountain habitat that run north — south along the border and serve as the cats» conduits between the two countries.

The big cats, also known as pumas or mountain lions, once ranged all the way to the East Coast, but were exterminated by hunting and habitat loss through much of their North American range.

As their habitats heat up, pikas living at low elevations have one major shot at avoiding extinction: migrating to cooler, higher parts of the mountain.

New data about habitat temperature and panda distribution, collected across six mountains along the Chinese edge of the Tibetan plateau, confirm what climate models have been suggesting for a while: the animal is struggling to survive as its natural habitat gets hotter.

Using remote - sensor research cameras and GPS tracking collars, Snow Leopard Trust researchers have been able to follow and observe a young female snow leopard named Anu over the course of four years as she grew up, dispersed from her mother and later had cubs herself twice in her mountain habitat in Mongolia's South Gobi.

Each country, although different in culture and history, shares snow leopard habitat characteristics such as mountains with steep slopes dotted by rocky bluffs, ridges broken by outcrops, and valleys interrupted by cliffs.

They can be found in many different habitats such as deserts, mountain ranges, forests, prairies, and even along the coast.

Most of the Pacific Coast is in the public domain, accessible, and protected from development within national, state, and local parks, which provide habitat for such rare creatures as mountain lions, condors, and gray whales.

Know in creo as the mountain cow, has adapted to a wide range of habitats but is nocturnal and seldom seen.

Bowling Green Bay National Parks As the region's largest coastal park 57,900 ha, Bowling Green Bay National Park contains diverse habitats set against a backdrop of rugged granite mountains.

From the bright peaks of snowy mountains, to the shadows of the forests, to the bustling city and down into the dark of the oceans around the world, the video pays homage to world renowned nature documentaries as it gradually reveals a variety of Pokémon in their real - world natural habitats — bringing augmented reality one step closer to life.

Mountain - dwelling animals and plants are already seeing their habitats shift and shrink as a result of climate - change - induced temperature increases, which force many species to move upslope.

Endangered Species Act protection is necessary to safeguard warming - threatened mountain species from all threats, as well as protecting their habitats — and the planet — from runaway global warming by helping spur strong measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the local, national and international scale.

In addition to the raging wildfires, the Pacific Northwest lowlands are experiencing devastation in mountain pond habitats as a result of climate change.

Species that already live on the tops of mountains or in the Polar Regions (such as the polar bear) will be unable to migrate upward or poleward into cooler habitats and so risk extinction.

However, given the scarcity and fragility of high elevation habitat, we need to question if these limited mountain ecosystems should even be considered at all as a choice for this type of intrusive development.

Threats do remain for mountain gorillas, like poaching and habitat loss, but as more and more people are encouraged to consider our primate cousins as causes for celebration, it can only help them thrive.

From lead paint remediation to end the thousands of deaths caused by decades paint chips flaking into the soil, to pulling mountains of invasive plants and replacing them with native plant species and safe habitat for nesting birds, the USFWS does as much as possible on a tight budget with few workers to return this place to its former glory — all while preserving the military history of the atoll.

The case evolves around an administrative procedure in Trenčín, Slovakia to authorise a project constructing an enclosure that would extend a deer reserve in an area in the Strážov Mountains, designated as a Natura 2000 site under the Habitats Directive.

George had read an article about local mountain bluebirds being in dire straits, as their natural nesting habitat was disappearing, and he suggested to his dad that perhaps he should build houses specifically for that bird.