Sentences with phrase «loss of habitat»

Until recently, they were threatened mainly by loss of their habitat, as land was converted to agriculture.

They now are declining, or soon will be declining because of loss of habitat.

Typically we think of mammals, reptiles and insects like butterflies that feel the strain from loss of habitat.

With the rapid loss of habitats and species threatening the health of our planet, the historical roots of our beliefs about other animals are coming under scrutiny.

Loss of habitat comes at a time when biologists are working to reverse the declines this species has experienced since the 1970s.

The resulting loss of habitat also leads to species losses, but those effects also tend to occur gradually.

According to the analysis, they are species that once had large ranges and then suffered substantial loss of habitat.

The ongoing loss of habitat has increased the physical separation between the three groups.

Facing challenges from climate change and increasing loss of habitat, butterfly populations worldwide have been affected one way or another.

«To put that in perspective, that area is one - tenth the size of the home range of a Bornean elephant endangered partially by loss of its habitat due to deforestation.»

One such biofuel, palm oil, covers millions of acres in Southeast Asia, where it has directly or indirectly replaced tropical rain forests, resulting in loss of habitats for species such as rhinos and orangutans and the loss of carbon stored in trees and peatlands.

A newly published research study that combines effects of warming temperatures from climate change with stream acidity projects average losses of around 10 percent of stream habitat for coldwater aquatic species for seven national forests in the southern Appalachians — and up to a 20 percent loss of habitat in the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests in western North Carolina.

While it's true that feral cats do pose a threat to endangered birds, the bigger threat comes from a disasterous loss of habitat caused by indiscriminate development.

The need for wildlife - friendly backyards is more crucial than ever before, owing to the rapid loss of habitat as suburban subdivisions (and their requisite big - box stores) continue gobbling wildlife habitat across Canada.

DENVER / March 17, 2017 — Endangered San Joaquin kit foxes face many threats to their survival, including loss of habitat and competition with non-native species such...

«This is not just a result of overall loss of habitat, but also reduced connectivity between remaining forest fragments, causing species to hunt and mate in ever - decreasing circles,» said Ochoa - Quintero.

A worksheet / activity focussing on loss of habitat.

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.

Regional studies suggest that marine heat waves may provoke «widespread loss of habitat - forming species such as kelps and corals, drive shifts in species distributions, alter the structure of communities and ecosystems, and have economic impacts on aquaculture and seafood industries through declines in important fishery species,» they note.

Using data from several sources on 162 terrestrial animals and plants unique (endemic) to the Albertine Rift, the researchers used ecological niche modeling (computer models) to determine the extent of habitat already lost due to agriculture, and to estimate the future loss of habitat as a result of climate change.

Deforestation of the butterflies» Mexican wintering site is eclipsed by the threat posed by the continual loss of habitat to crops and pesticides in the U.S.

However, the area suffers a high loss of habitat due to deforestation for more arable and pasture land.

This study adds to a growing body of evidence that the species will likely face large declines as loss of their habitat continues.»

Causeways and other roads that bisect wetlands alter natural habitats by providing avenues by which invasive plants species can colonize wetlands and nesting areas, altering natural hydrology of wetland systems, altering storm water runoff and drainage, providing avenues for road salts and pollutants and the direct loss of habitat due to land - clearing and paving.

Loss of Habitat A loss of habitat can happen naturally.

The projected result: widespread climate - induced forest die - offs, shifts in ecosystem structure and function, a concomitant loss of habitat for plants and animals, and the elimination of large carbon stores.

Ornithologists and wildlife scientists believe that stray cats are wiping out native birds faster than any other threat except loss of habitat from development.

Beauty of the Beast will also address ever - growing societal concerns regarding loss of habitats and efforts to document and preserve species.

While researchers are still actively studying the causes of population decline, the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) lists loss of habitat via development and lack of proper land management as likely factors negatively affecting turkey populations.

To suggest that increases in polar bear numbers because of harvest controls has some relationship to projected decreases in response to losses of habitat only serves to distract the reader from the issue at hand.

Although we conclude that extinctions caused by habitat loss require greater loss of habitat than previously thought, our results must not lead to complacency about extinction due to habitat loss, which is a real and growing threat.

But in Bangkok it might not be all grim news for the snakes; loss of habitat aside.

«Loss of habitat directly impacts polar bears, seals and walruses, which use the ice for foraging, reproduction and resting, and for also for people who use ice for hunting, travel and other activities.»

The news marks a high point in an otherwise bleak outlook for the world's tigers, lions, jaguars, and snow leopards... Widely viewed by scientists as «keystone species» whose existence indicates healthy ecosystems, big cats are plagued by a sharp loss of habitat due to deforestation and development, as well as relentless poaching for the illegal wildlife market and as a retaliatory measure for human - wildlife conflict.

The causes have been mostly loss of habitat, disease, fungi and invading parasites, says a 2007 study by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

Bees are disappearing from fields across France and elsewhere in the world, victims of a slow decline in number because of loss of habitat compounded by a recent and mysterious catastrophe variously blamed on disease, parasites and pesticides.

The filmmakers explain how loss of habitat is a major problem:

Yet, according to a new study released by the Montreal - based North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, pollution, hunting, and loss of habitat still threaten at least 235 plants and animals.

But alas, according to The Bat Conservation Trust (B.C.T.), there has been a rapid decline in bat populations due to loss of habitat thanks to us humans.

I'm concerned about the deforestation and loss of habitat for the Sumatran Tiger and Orangutan in Indonesia caused by palm fruit demand.

Post — Deepwater Horizon restoration efforts offer a unique opportunity to heal an entire ecosystem, one hurting from loss of habitat, water pollution and overfishing even before the spill.

And with sand mining comes disruption and loss of habitat in sand sources such as quarries, rivers, lakes and oceans.

The study, carried out by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) describes how forests converted to palm oil plantations are causing threatened forest dwelling frogs to vanish, resulting in an overall loss of habitat that is important for the conservation of threatened frog species in the region.

Due to the rapid loss of habitat by development, many coyotes, bobcats, and mountain lions have found themselves forced to cohabit with humans.

The farm now keeps an inventory of mammals and birds identified on the farm, which includes species such as the neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis), listed as an endangered species as a result of loss of habitat.

The decline in songbird populations is caused by loss of habitat.