Sentences with phrase «how suitable habitat»

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«We found that on average, these rattlesnakes have shifted their suitable habitats over the last 320,000 years at a specific rate that is two to three orders of magnitude slower than how fast they will have to move to adapt over the next 90 to 100 years,» Lawing said.

Until now, most estimates of how many species are threatened by climate change have been based on theoretical studies that look at the climatic and environmental conditions that species need to survive, and overlay this with estimates of how much suitable habitat will remain as the world warms.

Rather than searching for and counting each individual nest, researchers recorded how many oystercatchers they observed within suitable nesting habitat and then modeled the size of the breeding population from this data.

The researchers focused on streams draining seven national forests in the southern Appalachian region, first mapping out how much of the area's current habitat is suitable for acid - and heat - sensitive aquatic species such as the native brook trout.

The work, which uses detailed satellite data of elevation and forest cover to assess suitable habitats, suggests that we need to rethink how we classify endangered creatures.

No matter how tastefully a Manhattan duplex is decorated, it isn't a suitable habitat for half a dozen Gentoo penguins.