Sentences with phrase «important migratory»

These systems are important migratory and nursery areas for fishes and invertebrates.

The remote wetland sanctuary harbours one of Central Americas largest concentration of aquatic birds and is the most important migratory bird site of the Mesoamerican Pacific

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.

The article noted that the Belize Barrier Reef, of which both Gladden Spit and the Silk Cayes are a part, are home to endangered sea turtle species as well as an important migratory destination for whale sharks.

Boasting 25 miles of walking trails, the island offers two lighthouses, terrific views of the sea and one of the most important migratory songbird habitats in the world (70 species stop over on the island each fall!).

The results show important migratory staging areas in the inland U.S. and along the Gulf of Mexico — a surprise, since it was previously thought that most Common Terns head for the Atlantic coast before continuing south.

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Another important California social issue at the time was the effort by migratory farm workers to organize a union and obtain minimal wages and benefits.

Much more important is her misunderstanding of basic historical processes and her failure to appreciate the central importance of natural population increase as compared to migratory movements.

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

As shade coffee maintains the tree canopy, these coffee plantations are particularly important for migratory and resident bird species.

And it's like eastern Cuba is so important for migratory birds.

Understanding the mechanisms that drive migratory behavior is increasingly important, Beck said, in terms of climate change, as migrating animals rely on multiple habitats.

Local scientists studying whale shark migratory behaviors shared their knowledge with Conservation International and Georgia Aquarium, and have in turn received a more complete worldview of whale shark migratory patterns — an important aspect of conserving a wide - ranging species.

One of the interesting things to study, we know Central Park is important for migratory birds and we know that they depend upon the food resources that are here, but no one has ever really done a systematic survey of what actually they are feeding on, like we have never done a canopy study of all the invertebrates up in the trees to see what's coming out when and what is the predominant part of the diet of different birds and sort of quantifying; but what they have done — people have done — with shore birds and sort of gauging, weighing them, you know, catching them, weighing them, seeing how much weight they gain over time while they are rather resting and feeding before they depart on their northern trip.

Steve: Talk about why the park is so important for migratory birds.

The Refuge is recognized internationally as an important feeding, resting and breeding ground for millions of migratory birds on the Pacific and Central Flyways.

An international team of researchers have now found an important piece of the puzzle: migratory birds about to fly to South America from the Arctic harbor small plant parts in their feathers.

The survey revealed that inland wetlands were more important to both resident and migratory birds than had been realized, and that wetland loss from damming and the diversion of river water for irrigation was at least in part responsible for the shorebird decline in Australia.

The earth's magnetic field performs important functions: it protects us, for example, from charged particles from space and enables migratory birds, bees, and other animals to navigate.

WCS applauds the member governments of the CMS for this landmark Central Asia Migratory Mammal Initiative, and our long - term country programs across the region are already working to support the implementation of this important effort.»

«That means we can now unravel the important role that social interactions play in guiding migratory movements.»

The data from this important study can be used in the future to more effectively manage these large migratory predators across national boundaries.

There are lots of saltwater crocodiles and the area provides an important conservation habitat for dugongs, nesting turtles and migratory birds.

The park is internationally listed as a RAMSAR wetland and provides a vitally important site for migratory birds.

Tanzanian and Kenyan government authorities expressed their desire to conserve Lake Natron as an important habitat for migratory birds, especially the lesser flamingos, during their participation in the 2014 World Migratory migratory birds, especially the lesser flamingos, during their participation in the 2014 World Migratory Migratory Bird Day;

They are home to over 100 species of migratory birds and support globally important populations of Black - Necked Grebe, African Spoonbill, Pied Avocet, Little Grebe, Yellow Billed Stork, Black Winged Stilt, Grey - Headed Gull and Gull Billed Tern.

Whether an amazing glacier in Greenland; the Northern Lights in Sweden or whale migratory route in Iceland, it is important that, while enjoying these amazing destinations on a luxury adventure holiday, we also help preserve them for future generations to come.

The property provides important habitat for a number of threatened marine species, harbouring a number of species of conservation concern including the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), and the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) as well as endemic and migratory birds which reproduce in the littoral forests of cayes, atolls and coastal areas.

a.s.l., where there are four beautiful lagoons, with an important flora, wild ducks, herons, gulls, migratory birds and a diversity of fish, such as trout, pejerrey (Atherine), huitas, ccarachis, ch» ià ± is and carps that cohabitate with trout and atherine pisciculture.

Meanwhile sanctuaries such as the La Tovara National Park and mangrove ecoregion in San Blas is «one of the most important winter habitats for birds in the Pacific, home to 80 % of the Pacific migratory shore bird populations.»

The range is home to a number of important conservation targets which include, but are not limited to, at least 2 marine fish spawning aggregation sites, a breeding population of the endangered American Crocodile, and a number of threatened coastal marine habitats including the greater reef complex itself, beach forests that support several important species of resident and migratory birds and at least 2 species of marine turtles are believed to nest on the range.

A recent study by David Mizrahi of New Jersey Audubon and Jeff Buler of the University of Delaware, revealed that the Great Cypress Swamp is one of the two most important stopover sites in Delaware for neotropical migratory songbirds during the spring and fall migrations.

This Area is critically important to the ecological integrity of the whole Arctic Refuge, providing essential habitats for numerous internationally significant migratory species.

In Ontario the government has failed to protect migratory birds by failing to stipulate that wind turbines must not be placed in the vicinity of migratory bird stopovers, diurnal and seasonal migration routes and important bird areas

The infrastructure for development and transmission threatens to fragment forests that protect important watersheds and provide habitat for endangered species and migratory birds.

These changes will then impact migratory animals that rely on winter length as an important part of their life and breeding cycles.

Of international note: Amherst Island is an Important Bird Area of Global Significance on the Atlantic Migratory Flyway, and is home to 34 species at risk, including the Blanding's Turtle.

Many of those projects are located in or near Important Bird Areas (IBAs) or in major migratory bottlenecks, such as the south shore of Lake Erie or northern shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

Implemented as a punishment for the rebellious Marsh Arabs, the drainage program caused temperatures in the region to rise five degrees Celsius and stripped migratory birds of an important habitat.

These permanently protected lands provide important wildlife habitat for migratory birds including the Prothonotary and Swainson's Warblers, Yellow - billed Cuckoo and White - eyed Vireo.