Sentences with phrase «native plants or animals»

The aridity of the region sharply restricts the number of human inhabitants and the extent of native plants or animals.

Of course, you have to set aside the parts that have poisons, such as apple seeds, but there are ways to tenderize the tough, to puree the wilted, and make the most of the basic character of a native plant or animal.

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Consisting of 9000 acres, the Reserve protects unique ecosystems and vernal pools, as well as more than 200 species of native birds and 49 endangered, threatened or rare animal and plant species.

Conover hopes that instead of using non-native invasive landscape plants like Chinese silvergrass, homeowners and horticulturists will use one of this area's beautiful native tall grasses such as prairie dropseed, little bluestem, big bluestem, switch grass or Indian grass because, «restoring the flora to its native species will enhance the biodiversity of native plants and the native animals, including butterflies that depend on them.»

Rhesus macaques could potentially impact the native plant and animal species in the park in several ways; for example, eating plants needed by other animals, changing the plant composition in the park, or pushing other animals out of the habitat by being aggressive, Anderson said.

«They ate exclusively the wild plant and animal foods they could hunt, gather, forage or fish in their native environment,» says Dr. Cordain.

His interest immediately piqued by the island's «natives», who are somewhere between man and beast in appearance and manner, Edward learns that the doctor has been conducting evolutionary experiments, playing God and turning the clocks back or ahead for plant and animal species.

It is illegal to buy anything made with banned substances, including black coral, shells, lava rock, animal parts, or any native wood or plant.

GGNRA is home to more than 2,400 plant and animal species (37 of which are rare, threatened, or endangered) and countless cultural resources including American coastal fortifications and Native American artifacts.

Stops are frequently made for swimming or eating, where trained bilingual guides will often point out native plant and animal species.

The island's natural beauty coupled with the abundance of animal and plant species native to the area make the Bahamas a true tropical paradise, perfect for anyone seeking adventure, exploration, or just an opportunity to escape a mundane routine.

Guests can partake in activities like a boat expedition up the Monkey River in search of native primates with one of the loudest animal calls in the world or hike through the lush beauty of the vast Cockscomb Basin Nature Reserve, home to hundreds of flowering plants, colorful birds, and all five of Central America's last remaining big cat species.

The island's natural beauty coupled with the abundance of animal and plant species native to the area make the Bahamas a true tropical paradise, perfect for anyone seeking adventure, exploration, or just an opportunity to escape.

(Nitrogen is a big problem in native plant areas because it's one of the limiting nutrients, and when it's supplied whether by fertilizer or grazing animals or rainfall, that tips the balance toward European and Asian annual grasses that are very shallow - rooted — they steal every drop of rain that falls, and then burn by midsummer when the N. American native perennials are just setting seed; after a few years the deep - rooted perennials are gone; after a few more years so is the topsoil).