Sentences with phrase «habitat specialists as»

For corals (see Table S3), we identified habitat specialists as species occurring exclusively in few habitats, as well as those with narrow depth ranges.

Not exact matches

Sites where the atlas shows a baseline clear - sky brightness equivalent to twilight or a half - illuminated moon are probably excluded as habitats for specialist species that need the true cover of darkness to survive and thrive.»

Like other habitat specialists, Sungazers appear to be restricted to this area not only because of physical barriers such as large rivers and mountains, but also because of the unique climactic niche in this region.

In the end, despite the adaptable features they inherited, the Neanderthals ended up as more habitat specialists than we did.

The researchers identified several criteria for choosing umbrella species — such as big carnivores, most long - lived, habitat specialists, and ones on the verge of extinction — and analyzed how many imperiled species might be saved by protecting the habitat of that type of umbrella species, compared to species saved by randomly picking a set of species to serve as the umbrella.

Studies like this one could enable us to predict which species will be most vulnerable to population declines due to habitat changes, as the inflexible specialist species are more likely to suffer when they can't find enough of their preferred food.

The group is represented by possible habitat generalists (such as the large Enteroctopus dofleini which ranges from the intertidal to depths in excess of 450 m) and specialists (such as Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis which is found only in hydrothermal vents).

The eastern Barents Sea (located in Russian territory), as defined by the Polar Bear Specialist Group (see map below), provides ample habitat for polar bears to thrive despite extended fluctuations in seasonal sea ice cover in the western portion.