Sentences with phrase «inhospitable habitat»

It is remarkable that the stick insect has been able to persist in such an inhospitable habitat and in such low numbers.

«It might mean that they could crisscross areas of inhospitable habitat at a greater frequency than we might expect based on what habitat is good,» Pittman said.

Previous studies have found that climate change will likely turn the United Kingdom into a refuge for many butterflies, as warming temperatures open up previously inhospitable habitats.

Not exact matches

There are several habitats once thought to be inhospitable to even the world's most adaptable organisms — places like the core of Chile's Atacama Desert, the driest region on Earth; ice sheet plateaus in Greenland that are 10,000 feet thick; and near hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor with temperatures above 750 degrees Fahrenheit, to name a few.

Artist Alex Hartley has spent many years investigating dystopian architecture; creating habitats in often inhospitable landscapes.

Habitats on land and in the sea are changing, making them inhospitable for some species, while letting others move in and take over.

Not only are the zones inhospitable to most sea creatures, they squeeze critical upper ocean habitat as they enlarge, said Sarah Moffitt, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis» Bodega Marine Laboratory.

«A lot of emphasis is given to housing density whereas this would provide an opportunity for homebuyers to live in a more balanced environment where brownfield sites and other inhospitable sites are properly remediated and put to good use, as well as creating and providing better habitats for wildlife.