Sentences with phrase «especially habitat change»

Agriculture and food consumption are identified as one of the most important drivers of environmental pressures, especially habitat change, climate change, water use and toxic emissions.

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A new review paper emphasizes the crucial role birds play in helping trees colonize new habitats — especially in the face of a changing climate.

Polar species, including the polar bear, ice - dependent seals, and emperor penguins are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change as their unique sea ice habitats shrink due to warming.

The petitioners say the decline is due to the «drastically reduced and degraded» monarch habitat, which has been caused by development, logging, climate change and, especially, pesticides.

Small populations of island endemic taxa are often at risk of extirpation or extinction due to their reduced genetic diversity and increased susceptibility to genetic drift, disease, and climate change, especially in conjunction with over-exploitation, habitat loss, and predation or competition from invasive species [4 — 7].