Sentences with phrase «as riparian habitat»

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Their results show that as shale gas development has expanded in the area, nest survival and productivity and riparian habitat quality have declined.

However, these variables would be confounded by correlation as the habitats favourable to cattle would also be favoured by feral cats (e.g. riparian areas), irrespective of impacts of cattle.

These increases in runoff would likely improve conditions for water - dependent natural resources, such as cienegas, riparian areas, and aquatic habitats, which are vulnerable to low flows that are experienced seasonally, especially in summer months, and also during droughts [5]--[7].

Persistent drought conditions have also adversely impacted water - dependent habitats and species within and downstream of forest uplands, as evidenced by heightened mortality of a riparian tree species in central Arizona [5] and declines in number of species and densities of native fish in the Gila River in southwestern New Mexico [6], [7].