Sentences with phrase «great ecological importance»
The scientists suspect that some of the receptors must be tuned to perceive specific things of great ecological importance to these iridescent butterflies — such as sex.
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Criteria (x): Home to a diverse array of top predators, on land, sea and in the air, the jaguars of Bacalar Chico, the great hammerheads of the Blue Hole, and the ospreys of Glovers Reef are a testament to the property's importance and its ecological integrity.
This is the main wetland of the province of Castellón, with great importance for the Valencian Community's natural heritage, with special ecological, geological and landscape characteristics.
Other ecological crises of great importance are not, however, dealt with here: species extinction (and loss of biological diversity in general), deforestation, desertification, soil degradation, acid rain, the proliferation of toxic wastes (including in living tissues), market - regulated biotechnology, urban congestion, population growth, and animal rights.
It strikes me that land management issues have caused far greater ecological damage than climate change and are, therefore, of much greater immediate importance.