Sentences with phrase «key habitat for»

With his colleagues at COAST, Wood launched a grassroots campaign to establish Scotland's first No Take Zone (NTZ) in Lamlash Bay, an area they had identified as key habitat for regenerating marine wildlife.

Some 500,000 acres of boreal forest in Ontario and Alberta alone — key habitat for caribou, lynx, wolves and scores of birds — are felled each year to provide pulp for disposable paper.

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He is also a commissioner for the Global Ocean Commission, whose mandate is to formulate politically and technically feasible short -, medium - and long - term recommendations to address four key issues facing the high seas: overfishing, large - scale loss of habitat and biodiversity, the lack of effective management and enforcement, and deficiencies in high seas governance.

Measures aimed at managing appropriate habitats and thus increasing floral and structural diversity is a key strategy for improved natural pest control.

The key for Koblick is that archaeology could underwrite new habitats, providing a money model for bases on the seafloor.

Within the 31 squares, researchers analysed the presence of 35 key species of mammals and birds for which these regions are natural habitats, such as pumas, giant anteaters and red howler monkeys.

The scientists also suggest setting up extra breeding stations for key species, in addition to the two centres already being built, to act as arks, so that enough amphibians could be bred to recolonise the habitats in a crisis.

Beginning in early spring, FWS personnel regulate water flows throughout the refuge to safeguard habitat for the hundreds of thousands of migratory birds that use the 76,000 - hectare refuge as a key stopover and nesting ground.

The noise maps could help scientists identify key areas to keep quiet, such as critical habitats for endangered species, he adds.

By comparing the contemporary global distribution of tropical marine fish1 with that of the paleo - reefs, the researchers were for the first time able to test the key role of habitats that persisted over many glacial periods and thus served as biodiversity refugia.

The human body is a habitat for a huge range of harmless and beneficial microbes, which may be the key to fighting disease without antibiotics.

If researchers can trace the bacterium's evolutionary history, they might be able to identify the key mutations that trigger virulence or adaptation to different habitats, for example.

After the tracking device was removed and the shark released, the downloaded data revealed a wealth of information about her 3,350 km journey, uncovering important insights into habitat use and pinpointing key sites to be considered for protection by ecologists and conservationists.

«Considering that most of the critically endangered orangutan's habitat is disturbed by human activities, understanding the habitat elements required to ensure orangutan survival in degraded forests is key for their long - term survival,» added Marc Ancrenaz of HUTAN / Borneo Futures, a core project partner.

It enabled predation and grazing to play roles equally important to resources or habitat, with predation having the key role for some populations and resources having the dominant role in others.

Most of the invasive populations are restricted to urban and suburban habitats, which may be selecting for some key traits that increase fitness of individuals in those environments,» said co-author Elizabeth Hobson, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, which helped support the research.

Scientists have argued that protecting the habitat of key species — such as large carnivores that need expanses of land, or organisms such as prairie dogs on which many others depend — would shelter additional species, thus offering a bigger bang for the conservation buck.

«The loss of key habitat is causing significant conservation challenges for Sumatra — and in particular for this critically endangered species.»

As NASA makes plans to one day send humans to Mars, one of the key technical gaps the agency is working to fill is how to provide enough power on the Red Planet's surface for fuel production, habitats and other equipment.

KEY DOCUMENTS 2016 lawsuit for Endangered Species Act protection 2013 proposed federal and critical habitat protection 2010 warranted - but - precluded finding 2005 federal listing petition

Intensify conservation efforts in the large landscapes required for snow leopard survival by identifying and designating critical habitats of key snow leopard populations as no - go areas for destructive land uses, maintaining their integrity and connectivity through natural corridors, and strengthening their protection on the ground.

«We have also been monitoring the population of key snow leopard prey such ibex and argali continuously for the last several years», Gustaf explains, «but we have never before tracked such prey animals to gain a detailed understanding of how they use the habitat.

«Exploitation of the same habitat, but key differences at important times of the year, suggests that competition between a single species works to preserve the different phenotypes we observed - whilst simultaneously creating the potential for so - called sympatric speciation, i.e. the potential for a new species to form without geographic isolation,» says Hawley.

Includes each of the following for all 6 animal groups (Invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds and fish): KWL, reading passages (colorful with actual pictures of animals), reading comprehension (fill in the blanks) with answer key, interactive notebook foldable (correlates with reading passage), diary of an animal writing assignment, place the animal in its habitat.

The perfect enrichment trip that has a focus around the habitats, adaptations and geography of animals, perfect for Key Stage 2 & 3 students.

RESOURCES INCLUDE: INFORMATION Bear species information pack, Bear flashcards A5, habitat, facts posters, fact cards, map of the world LITERACY Alphabet flashcards, Hand writing worksheets, Days of the week flashcards, Months of the year flashcards, Alphabet train with bears, poem posters, writing worksheets and activities, adjectives cards, sight word cards, story board, word mat, «air» sound word cards includes words such as bear, dare, hair etc Air and ear cards to be completed by pupils with topic cards and worksheet ACTIVITIES Bear face masks, Hand puppets, Bingo game, Colouring pages, cut and stick activity, Dress the teddy — drawing activity, several drawing activities, pairs cards game, colouring pages, mind map, make a 3D bear, quiz, writing activities, book marks, well done cards, word search, fact cards etc DISPLAY Bear photo pack, Useful images for display, display borders, long banner, large lettering, key word cards, drawer labels, triangle bunting, and other display materials.

We are learning to's include: to classify living things; to identify and name living things; to use a classification key to identify vertebrates and invertebrates; to use a classification key to identify the 5 vertebrate groups; to identify invertebrate groups in their own habitat; to understand how environments change and the dangers this can cause for wildlife.

Pointing to the need to protect critically endangered Pine Rockland habitat is a key case in point: much of that habitat has already been degraded and more is slated for development due to the sale of the land.

While form and function are certainly key factors in determining a habitat's suitability for any pet, the cage's aesthetic appeal may be top of mind for many customers.

The running head for our paper is «indirect effects of climate warming,» because the key seems to be the change in habitat structure (due to warming) that has altered predator - prey relationships.

A key issue (uncertainty) is the rate of change of habitats and for organisms adapting or moving as habitats move.

* 1 Skyla Wagstaff (Animal Justice Party) platform includes: AJP has clear Key Objectives surrounding renewable energy including to rapidly transform to a carbon free energy infrastructure, prohibiting any fossil fuel expansion, and a carbon tax on both coal and animal agriculture industries to pay for clean energy solutions, sustainable plant - based food agricultural systems, education and the protection of existing forests and marine habitats.