Sentences with phrase «available habitat in»

Headwater streams, which provide the coldest available habitat in many areas, are often assumed to be the ultimate refuges for coldwater species, but many of these species are also acid - sensitive — and many headwaters of the southern Appalachian region are already too acid to support them.

Not exact matches

Based on the available information, the EPA in 2014 determined the mine would result in a complete and irreversible loss of fish habitats in some areas of the bay.

The main findings were that Commonwealth environmental water extended the presence of Golden perch larvae through summer, decreased salinity levels in the Lower Lakes and the Coorong improving available habitat for native fish, and exported an estimated 600 000 tonnes of salt from the Basin through the Murray Mouth.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is investigating whether there are opportunities to use the limited volumes of environmental water available to provide refuge habitat for aquatic species (particularly if the decay of the algal bloom leads to low oxygen levels in the waterways).

During this engaging program students will listen to a guided imagery story while sitting in a natural setting; learn the life cycle of a bird through imaginary play and determine what makes a good home for specific native animals as they explore and compare the resources available in forest and field habitats.

This, in spite of the fact that both habitats were theoretically available to both species.

«For a squirrel, the city provides a habitat with fewer predators than in the woods, and food tends to be available all year around.

With habitats such as hedgerows and hay meadows in decline in many countries, fewer nest sites are available — leading to more competition.

The IOM recommended that chimp research satisfy three principles: the knowledge gained would be necessary to advance the public's health; there was no other research model available to obtain that information; and that the animals would be kept in their natural habitat or in environments that closely mimic it.

«When you're trying to reconstruct the diet of human ancestors, you want to look at a number of things, including the habitats they lived in, the potential foods that were available, how valuable those various food items would have been in relation to their energy content and how long it takes to handle a food item.»

In coastal California newts the current and future ranges appear to overlap, but by the time that future habitat becomes available late in the century, her simulation indicates that the current range will have contracted so much that the animals have no route to get therIn coastal California newts the current and future ranges appear to overlap, but by the time that future habitat becomes available late in the century, her simulation indicates that the current range will have contracted so much that the animals have no route to get therin the century, her simulation indicates that the current range will have contracted so much that the animals have no route to get there.

Most of the available mountain lion habitat in Southern California is sandwiched between the greater Los Angeles and San Diego areas, home to a growing population of about 20 million people.

Some octopodids appear to space themselves far apart from each other, while others clump in available habitat.

Recruitment is related to the winter sea ice cover from the previous year, as diminished sea ice cover reduces habitat available for over-wintering juvenile and adult krill and reduces the size of the food - rich marginal sea ice zone in summer.

A detailed field guide for «Methods for Assessing Carbon Stocks and Emissions Factors in Mangroves, Tidal marshes and Seagrasses» is currently available in our Resources section and the standardized methods outlined within allows consistent collection of comparable data in these habitats around the world.

Land cover maps, which aggregate data on habitats rather than providing information on individual farm locations, are the only kind of maps available in the United States where privacy laws protect precise locations of livestock farms in order to protect the anonymity of farmers.

For instance, the Inuit in Northern America have no available source of glucose in their habitat and base their diet mainly on fatty fish and meat.

An informative piece of writing, like an ABC book on animal habitats or a step - by - step guide that describes a science experiment, can also benefit from the multimedia features available in a digital storytelling tool.

Retailers who stay informed about all the products that are available in the habitats category and keep an eye on what small pet owners are seeking can maximize sales possibilities.

In the natural habitat, they are known to eat whatever food source that is available.

Eating nothing but kibble, they have had long healthy lifetimes - the oldest one was 17 (> 8x the expected lifetime of a feral cat in it's «natural» habitat), never became obese or diabetic, and regardless of the age that we got them, never had to be instructed to drink from the always - available water bowl we placed next to their kibble dishes.

«To thrive in these [fragmented] habitats birds must have special adaptations such as the ability to respond to frequent nest predation and parasitism and to forage on a wide variety of seasonally available foods.

There is evidence that intensified fire regimes and predation by feral cats Felis catus are at least partly responsible for these declines23, 24,25,26, and that feral cats prefer to hunt in intensely burnt habitats if available within their home - range27.

This option is only available if you have a cage or habitat that has an opening wide enough to put the carrier in through.

Global Harvest worked with avian nutritionists and ornithologists to pinpoint nutrients that wild birds need, but are no longer readily available to them in their natural habitat, and the mix contains no filler seeds.

Tours of Fraser Island are available from Noosa and it is one of the few places where you may see a dingo in its natural habitat.

The charcoal in soil also imparts properties to the soil which makes it a better growing medium for plants; better water holding capacity, better nutrient holding capacity, better habitat for benficial soil microorganisms, better tilth and friability of the soil, and better cation ion exchange capacity (CEC), all to make water and plant nutrients more available for growing plants.

The applications for 3D printing in space are endless and could drive space exploration by allowing on - demand manufacturing of objects like tools and habitats needed for human missions, housing and laboratories could be built by robots using printed building blocks that take advantage of available soils and minerals and astronauts on long - duration space missions also could print and recycle tools as they are needed, saving mass, volume and resources.

They use smaller areas in winter when snow limits available habitat.

Not only do the Fish Stocks experience Pressure from fishery harvests, but they must survive based on the resources available to them in their habitat.

Most importantly, they fail to point out that the project site lies in some of the best habitat available to the golden eagle in this entire desert region.

Wildlife scientists will be watching to see if it can adapt to newly available winter habitats in the eastern Great Lakes.

Specifically, utilities will be able to take advantage of the best available wildlife information in every state and territory to design better management practices, develop effective conservation programs, minimize adverse impacts, and enhance wildlife habitat.

She went on to say that the data her team used is one of the only sets available that covers such a long timeframe and then added that «it shows there has been a shift in [polar bear] habitat use.»

A dead zone off the coast of West Africa is reducing the amount of available habitat for Atlantic tuna and billfish species, reports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in...