Sentences with phrase «more diverse habitats»

Researchers predict a better outcome for the «squeaker» frogs (bottom) because members of their Arthroleptidae family dwell in more diverse habitats.

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For more than a century, a cold - water stream that previously meandered through coastal Plymouth to Massachusetts Bay was diverted to support the cranberry farm's operations, thereby reducing rich and diverse wetland habitats.

«Based on this study, we can predict that mantis groups with similar habitat specialization in Africa, Asia and Australia will also be far more diverse than what is currently known,» said Svenson.

Multituberculates arose in the Jurassic period and went extinct in the Oligocene epoch, occupying a diverse range of habitats for more than 100 million years before they were out - competed by more modern rodents.

«Our studies clearly show that widespread species have a much more diverse intraspecific gene pool than species that are adapted to a specific habitat,» explains Dr. Jan Christian Habel of the Technical University in Munich, and he continues, «Once these animals — due to the fragmentation of their habitats — lose the opportunity to maintain this genetic diversity by means of exchange, they will no longer be able to adapt to changing environmental conditions in the future.»

«Our results suggest that in marine habitats, free - living nematodes may utilize more diverse and generalist foraging strategies than previously thought,» Bik said.

Also, foxes using grasslands tend to have larger home ranges than foxes using denser, more structurally diverse habitats.

With a diverse range of habitats, from oak woodland to wetland and estuaries, offering more than 200 species, beginning and experienced bird watchers will have fun trying to find their personal favorite.

With 25,000 hectares of savanna, thicket, and woodland habitats, the Shamwari Reserve is more environmentally diverse than Sanbona.

The Great Barrier Reef is more than 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) in length and is one of the most diverse ocean habitats in the world.

In San Diego, we are lucky to have a diverse set of habitats: Beach, Chaparral, Mountains, Desert, and more.

Studies, like the one completed at Brown, are emerging that show a diverse habitat captures more energy, and sequesters more carbon than a simple, less diverse habitat (like a monoculture).

It's all part of the strategy's goal to create «more, bigger, better, joined - up, diverse and high - quality flower - rich habitats (including nesting places and shelter) supporting our pollinators across the country.»