Sentences with phrase «for habitat corridors»

DeMatteo's study, which examined the habitat needs of jaguars, pumas, ocelots, oncillas and bush dogs, offers a more nuanced approach, suggesting that the optimal footprint for habitat corridors should be drawn with the overlapping needs of many species in mind.

Not exact matches

Farmers using climate - smart practices understand that trees do a lot on farms: they can act as windbreaks, reducing soil erosion; they can enrich soil; they can filter water, resulting in higher water quality; they provide shade for workers and shade - loving plants; they create habitat for wildlife and wildlife corridors; they suck up and store greenhouse gasses — the list goes on.

They have, for example, carefully mapped every farmer's individual plot of land to ensure that, as other farmers join the group, the farm clusters form wildlife corridors to protect Sumatran tiger habitat.

Goals included reforestation and creation of forest corridors to improve habitat, especially for migratory birds, and working with coffee farmers to re-establish shade trees and convert to organic production.

The 2002 IFOAM Basic Standards for Organic Agriculture Production and Processing67 include principles and recommendations on «organic ecosystems» where provisions are made to «maintain a significant portion of farms to facilitate biodiversity and nature conservation», including (among others) wildlife refuge habitats and wildlife corridors that provide linkages and connectivity to native habitat.

The problem is made greater by climate change, which means the best way for us to help wildlife survive is probably to maintain corridors of habitat so species can migrate.

First was the pipeline, a megaproject that challenged biologists to come up with habitat - protecting measures for fish and wildlife along a 1000 - km corridor of disturbance caused by construction.

When flowing, these rivers likely provided fertile habitats for animals and vegetation, creating «green corridors» across the region.

«Research on Whooping Crane habitat use throughout the migration corridor is crucial in helping us ensure that we are restoring and protecting habitat for a growing population of Whooping Cranes in the right places,» states Wade Harrell, the U.S. and Wildlife Service's Whooping Crane Recovery Coordinator.

For instance, existing plans that enlarge the conservation scope of refuges by promoting wildlife corridors show how conservation reserves can simultaneously improve habitat, reduce nonclimate impacts, and enhance resilience to climate change.

These are likely the corridors jaguars slipped through and are important habitat for numerous other species.

Because the jaguar is so averse to human interaction, some studies have suggested that habitat corridors designed for it also would cover the needs of other predators.

For species such as the jaguar, which rarely crosses into territory disturbed by humans, survival may hinge on the creation of habitat corridors linking isolated population pockets.

DeMatteo and colleagues hope the study provides a methodology for identifying the optimal footprint for proposed habitat connection corridors, while incorporating enough flexibility to ensure that the needs and desires of private landholders can be incorporated into the process.

Intensify conservation efforts in the large landscapes required for snow leopard survival by identifying and designating critical habitats of key snow leopard populations as no - go areas for destructive land uses, maintaining their integrity and connectivity through natural corridors, and strengthening their protection on the ground.

Special efforts have also been made to improve the contribution this area can make to maintaining large mammal populations through habitat and corridor identification while recognizing opportunities for responsible industrial activity.

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.

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.

Colwell suggests that the most important safeguard for tropical species may be continuous habitat corridors over wide elevational gradients.

Yet you may rest assured it will be used by windfarm developers worldwide for erecting wind turbines where they should not be allowed: in rare bird habitats, migration corridors, staging areas and bottlenecks.

These video camera traps show that Bukit Batabuh area is an important habitat for the Sumatran tiger in Riau, functioning as a wildlife corridor, hence it becomes a priority area for tiger conservation.