Sentences with phrase «feeding habitat for»

The waters off Russia's Sakhalin Island, a main feeding habitat for them in the summer, are being targeted for oil and gas development.

San Ignacio lagoon is also the critical habitat for the nearly extinct Berrendo or pronghorn antelope and an important feeding habitat for four of the worlds seven species of sea turtles: leatherbacks, hawksbills, green turtles and Olive Ridleys (all endangered).

Not exact matches

Beta carotene, plentifully found in wild chiles, is also thought to be responsible for the bright red plumage of finches, who regularly feed on wild chiles in their habitat.

The Delta represents an important habitat for resident bird species and an excellent resting, moulting and feeding area for many migratory bird species.

«These spring and fall transitions bound the period when there is good ice habitat available for bears to feed,» Laidre said.

«We posited that giant kelp fed herbivores in the system and provided structure and habitat for predators, and that it was fed upon by sea urchins and affected the understory communities of algae and sessile invertebrates in the kelp forest,» said lead author Robert Miller, a research biologist in UCSB's Marine Science Institute (MSI).

The models then identified similar upwelling and feeding regions in the Northern Indian Ocean that are also likely to be important habitat for the endangered species.

Not only do they provide predators food, mussels regulate water quality and clarity through the filter system that is engaged when they feed, and their colonies provide a habitat for other species.

«By determining how pollinators are adapted to their environment we gain insight into the aspects of the environment that are important for colony success, which feeds into habitat and pollinator conservation.»

This perilous situation is a result of a devastating combination of habitat loss (mainly to create lucrative oil - palm plantations) and poaching (to feed the black market for rhino horn).

Along with a great habitat, you have a wheel, feed dish and water bottle for your pet, providing you with everything you will need to ensure they have the maximum comfort.

If your small pet's habitat has a door that is placed at cage floor level, you need to be watchful when opening it for feeding (or any other reason!)

Just as cats 10,000 years ago were attracted to the easy, consistent food source that the first human settlements provided (see The Natural History of the Cat), feral cats today scavenge on the scraps that all human habitats inevitably produce.1 A study of a feral cat colony in Brooklyn found that the cats depended more on local garbage for food than on either prey or food provided by caregivers, and that the neighborhood produced enough garbage to feed three times more cats than actually lived in that area.2

Always wash your hands immediately after touching, feeding, or caring for pet rodents or cleaning their habitats.

Always wash your hands after touching, feeding, or caring for pet rodents or cleaning their habitats.

For example, Huskies are accustomed to fish diets in their natural habitat — so could feeding them poultry lead to an allergic reaction?

For bird pet parents, Kaytee offers special recipes and feeding accessories to help each kind of bird thrive within their cage or habitat.

Essential supplies for all indoor rabbit habitats include: a litter box with organic litter (do not use softwood shavings such as pine or cedar), water bottle or bowl, feed bowl, hay, and toys.

These habitats provide nursery and feeding grounds for many commercially valuable species.

[5] Leopard sharks have been reported inside the bay which also provides habitat for young bat rays, feeding on clams, crabs, shrimps, worms, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, various gastropods and isopods.

The wetland most likely served as a resting and feeding stop for migratory birds and nesting habitat for resident waterfowl.

Even just - hatched young are much more active than other hatchling Pituophis, and this innate tendency to «keep moving» may be an artifact of inbreeding amongst a small, insular population, or may have evolved as a beneficial behavior for feeding or predator evasion in their native habitat.

The area serves as a vitally important migratory corridor and spawning habitat for several species of salmon and feeding area for a large number of brown bears.

Over 25 species of birds are found on Blackbird Caye alone, and the surrounding habitat serves as a feeding and resting area for dolphins.

Over 25 species of birds are found on Blackbird and the surrounding habitat serves as a feeding and resting area for dolphins.

Coming soon is the infamous Bull shark observation dives where certified divers can observe bull sharks in their natural habitat... no feeding allowed, this is an educational and interesting dive for those who want to see these amazing creatures in their homes...

And for nature lovers, we also have a crocodile habitat with an exhibition of their feeding.

Today, Katmai National Park and Preserve remains an active volcanic landscape, but it also protects 9,000 years of human history as well as important habitat for salmon and the thousands of brown bears that feed on them.

Its RAMSAR wetlands are an internationally declared feeding ground for migratory birds and a critical habitat for rare and endangered species.

the chart fails to show that soy from brazil, the stuff served in that meatless urban restraunt menu, has many times the embodied energy of eating local grass fed beef, that the corn suggested as least energy consuming is only so due to vast scales of industrial monocroping that wipes out diversity and local edible foods habitat (and is used largely for pig and cow fodder if not biofuels, and so lays waste to half the midwest), that milk from a pastured cow or goat, or eggs from pastured chickens, are gaining thier energy from sources no human could eat.

SFI is working with The Nature Conservancy North Carolina Chapter to address the quality of wild turkey habitat in that state by connecting private forests through corridors, allowing the greater room needed for wild turkeys and other important species to roam, mate and feed.

When land used for food or feed production is turned over to growing agrofuel crops for Europe, farmed land expands to fill the deficit elsewhere — often into forests and habitats in South America and Southeast Asia.

Growing demand for meat, animal feeds and agrofuels in Europe is contributing to the continued destruction of the Amazon and Cerrado habitats in Brazil.

Scientists also expect sea - level rise to alter coastal ecosystems such as the salt marshes and estuaries of Long Island, threatening feeding grounds for migrating waterfowl and nursery habitat for commercial fish.19

Considering the apparent importance of the Gulf of Boothia and Lancaster Sound as summer feeding areas for the eastern Canada - west Greenland bowhead whale population, as indicated by recent IPY results, every effort should be made to maintain the integrity of these ecosystems by limiting additional environmental alterations and human activities within their critical habitat.

Sea ice habitat for polar bears has not become progressively worse each year during their season of critical feeding and mating, as some scaremongers often imply.

By contrast, even 2 degrees C of cooling could be disastrous for agriculture and efforts to feed growing human populations, without plowing under more habitats.

Healthy coastal habitats — such as sand dunes and tidal marshes — can shield communities from storm surges while also providing feeding and nursing grounds for wildlife.

Coral reefs provide a habitat or a feeding area for a diverse collection of sea creatures and are an important part of the ocean ecosystem.

Preferred habitat: fields, along streams, in and on edge of open woods + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: dormant in winter + + + + Soil conditions: loam, well drained + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 2 to 3 feet + + + + Wildlife value: larval food plant for family of butterflies called heliconians, and toxic properties of plant tissue serve to protect the butterflies from predators; feeds the spring caterpillars of the pretty Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Preferred habitat: moist or seasonally moist open places + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: dormant in winter + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: partial shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 1/2 to 2 pounds of pure live seed per 1,000 square feet, or 3 feet apart for garden accents + + + + Wildlife value: dense growth makes it good wildlife habitat, and large seeds attract various birds; important source of food for ground feeding songbirds and game, also a butterfly larval food plant.

Preferred habitat: prairies + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: dormant in winter + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, well drained + + + + Light conditions: partial shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 1 / 2to 2 pounds of pure live seed per 1,000 square feet, or 1 1/2 feet apart for garden accent + + + + Wildlife value: butterfly larval feed plant, wood nymphs and swarthy skippers eat it.

Papahānaumokuākea is a vital feeding, nesting, and nursery habitat for many other species, including seabirds, sea turtles and cetaceans.

Michael Fry, conservation advocacy director for the American Bird Conservancy, said that the project could «reduce prime offshore sea - duck foraging habitat» and that data suggest «that loons will likely abandon the area for years to come, and there may be significant impacts to endangered roseate terns, which breed in nearby Buzzards Bay and feed in Nantucket Sound.»