Sentences with phrase «brought habitat changes»
But some researchers have argued that the transition from the frigid climatic period known as the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)-- about 20,000 to 25,000 years ago — to the current warm Holocene Epoch brought habitat changes that killed off the mammoths with little or no help from humans.
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But the enormous geographical change brought on by the flood destroyed most of their habitat, so most died off soon afterward.
Less genetically diverse populations are less able to adapt to changes, such as disease or the changes to their habitat brought about by global warming.
Its return to the Arctic could provide new habitat for endangered species, help temper climate change, increase the population of elephants in the world, and bring excitement and a reframed sense of what is possible to conservation.
Establishes Climate Science Centers: Managing ecosystems and wildlife habitat that are facing the impact of climate change requires reliable data on changes, supporting science, and tools to bring these together to inform land management decisions.
Exhibitions for butterflies are great ways to bring attention to their needs and changing habitats.
The series was conceived by Cabral as a way to highlight the plight of elephants, apes, tigers, pandas, lions, wolves and other animals that are currently being threatened by habitat loss, poaching, and other environmental pressures brought on by human greed, encroachment and massive climate change.
Over the course of the semester, students will advise a community group on an environmental justice advocacy strategy, help clients determine whether they have standing to bring an environmental case, negotiate a RCRA enforcement settlement and a regional - scale habitat conservation plan, design a litigation strategy to address changes to air quality standards, and testify at a hearing on water pollution reduction — among many other exercises.
Over the course of the semester, students will advise a community group on an environmental justice advocacy strategy, help clients determine whether they have standing to bring an environmental case, negotiate a RCRA enforcement settlement and a regional - scale habitat conservation plan, design a litigation strategy to address changes to air quality standards, and testify at a hearing on water pollution reduction