Sentences with phrase «natural habitat use»

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An avocado orchard uses twice as much water as a regular forest, and much of that water is diverted from the natural habitat where other plants and animals can use it.

QUALITY — I use only organic or wild - crafted (found in their natural habitat) ingredients from trusted farmers and include raw herbs where appropriate.

Sustainable winegrowing practices help reduce water and energy use, minimize pesticide use, build healthy soil, protect air and water quality, recycle natural resources, maintain surrounding wildlife habitat, provide employee education, and communicate with neighbors about vineyard and winery operations.

Create their habitat using a cardboard box, construction paper, glue, and natural materials.

Shell collecting is not what it used to be but often you can find a reserve where you can view crustaceans and bivalves in their natural habitat in rock pools.

With years of clinical, personal and research experience, Suzanne Colson uses research data to interpret breastfeeding behaviors in their natural habitat... mother's body.

Naming Long Island Sound and the Peconic Estuary as one of eight national critical designation areas would help fund agricultural conservation efforts, habitat restoration efforts and the sustainable use of soil, water and other natural resources, according to Mr. Bellone's office.

«Our careful analyses of land - use characteristics reveal that decreases in natural habitat may be a driving force behind increases in avian parasite infections.

Müllerian mimicry is a classic example of evolution by natural selection: When two or more foul - tasting species share the same habitat, they tend to warn potential predators using the same colors.

To establish whether these frogs actually use sound for communicate with each other, the scientists set up loudspeakers in their natural habitat and broadcast pre-recorded frog songs.

The parasites» natural hosts are African thicket rats that use shrubs and trees as habitat.

In every region, with the exception of a number of positive examples where lessons can be learned, biodiversity and nature's capacity to contribute to people are being degraded, reduced and lost due to a number of common pressures — habitat stress; overexploitation and unsustainable use of natural resources; air, land and water pollution; increasing numbers and impact of invasive alien species and climate change, among others.

The project, which will use dolphins specially trained by the US Navy to corral as many vaquitas as possible so they can be put into protective pens in their natural habitat, also got the green light to start from the Mexican government.

• More effective management and protection of large areas outside of formally protected areas; • Increased law enforcement combined with improved legal frameworks and stiffer sanctions for poachers; • Coordination across all sectors on land use and protection of natural resources with a priority on conserving great ape populations; • Conservation advocacy for wildlife and law enforcement to effect behavior change; • An enhanced understanding of diseases such as Ebola to guide conservation actions; • Monitoring of great ape abundance and distribution, habitat loss, and illegal activities.

To establish whether these frogs actually use sound to communicate with each other, the scientists set up loudspeakers in their natural habitat and broadcast pre-recorded frog songs.

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.

Amélie works in the realm of marine and coastal ecology and conservation and her research interests include the use of spatial tools (GIS, spatio - temporal analyses, bio-logging, habitat mapping) to understand and mitigate impacts of anthropogenic activities and changes on wildlife and natural values.

Studies of the influence of natural and anthropogenic alterations or perturbations to habitat on habitat use by fish and value as measured by residence time, abundance, and range requirements.

The lower land - use efficiency of organic systems means that «large - scale conversion to organic would likely require bringing more natural habitats into agricultural production,» with a potentially severe impact on global biodiversity due to the loss of rainforests and other currently wild areas.

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That being the case, I had to deviate from using my test data set and queries, and instead test it in its natural habitat of website data.

In their natural habitats, male birds will use a large stick to «drum» against a hollow tree before choosing where to build a nest.

Most fish in a freshwater habitat seem to prefer a dark or natural gravel, while marine, brackish - water and Rift Lake species are used to white sand or gravel.

But we also should connect the web of the issues within the overpopulation problem with larger, more comprehensive issues connected with human rights, the health of our ecosystems, the loss of natural habitat and the imbalances of nature we are experiencing across the planet, the introduction of non-native plants, the use of croplands for «livestock» raising, the human overpopulation problem, and so on.

Six Senses, with its sustainable philosophy and intent to protect the natural habitat of the turtles and other marine life, does not use any straws or other disposable plastic at the resort.

Staying the course with both natural and modern, the aquarium in Ucluelet uses water from its own Harbor to fill its tanks, making it eco-friendly and the habitats all the more impressive.

Its mission is to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.

The main objectives of the management of Gili Matra are firstly to promote sustainable use of the Park's resources, and secondly To encourage and integrate local participation in park management to protect biological values of the park and to eliminate further disturbances or alteration of it's natural habitats, to protect endangered and threatened wild animal species and their habitats, to maintain the locations designated for recreation and tourism development, to maintain sustainable use of commercial fish habitats, and to achieve compatible use and careful management of species» and their habitats.

With an architectural style highlighting unique uses of local materials, and featuring natural woods, open air and wide angle views of river, ocean and reclaimed mangrove habitat, QI - X Rancho is unmatched by anything else in Central America.

Hike in the rain forest of Belize and learn about medicinal uses of its vegetation and see wildlife in its natural habitat.

The tablet controller is the perfect gamepad; imagine moving along rails while actually using the tablet to take actual photographs of these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.

Typically, mounted animals and preserved plants blend imperceptibly into a realistic background painting, simulating a natural habitat (the name habitat group is sometimes used).

Petrit Halilaj uses materials borrowed from the Natural History Museum of Kosovo to create sculptural installations and drawings, while Julia Schmid's intricate pencil drawings portray the displays of animal habitats from a range of museums.

Its goal is «to protect the natural habitat» of the river from many threats, including «intense and irresponsible recreational use.»

On this special family walk focused on birds, families will go bird - watching, using binoculars to closely observe birds in their natural habitat, with Wave Hill Environmental...

Together, these changes in energy and land use result in a roughly 90 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, with the remaining 10 % offset by the third use of our land — capturing carbon in trees and other natural habitats.

Her main focus today is to encourage existing cemeteries to accommodate natural burials, while reducing resource use, enhancing habitat, and mitigating future pollution.

El Pueblito Iguazu's work in protecting the surrounding environment includes the release of butterflies to their natural habitat to enrich biodiversity, providing education on native tree species, tree planting, conserving energy by using candle lights at night, and more.

In 2016 the Lloyd's Tercentenary Research Foundation released Coastal Wetlands and Flood Damage Reduction: Using Risk Industry - based Models to Assess Natural Defenses in the Northeastern USA (PDF, 3.4 MB), the first report from the two - year research project, The Role of Coastal Habitats in Managing Natural Hazards and Risk Reduction.

With mounting vigor for combating global climate change, increasing the use of renewable energy resources such as solar, without compromising natural habitats...

Reducing environmental impact includes reducing energy and water use, cutting back on fossil fuel used in transportation, reducing waste headed to landfill and protecting natural habitats.

Now that the IPCC has belatedly recognized the importance of land - use changes on climate, possibly the world's wealthy elites will no longer be able to invest in major natural habitat changing projects.

The criteria include: using natural pests and composting in place of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers whenever possible; implementing no - burn policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut the risk of fires spreading into forest areas; sparing forests with high conservation value from development; taking measures to reduce air pollution; and creating catchment ponds to prevent palm oil mill effluent — a byproduct — from entering waterways where it would damage aquatic habitats.

More Biodiversity, Higher Yields: By using the entire food column, the «farm» provides habitat for hundreds of marine and bird species, and create natural reef systems.

Major Environmental Issues: Soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species is threatened by clearing for agricultural purposes; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources.

These include using natural pests and composting in place of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers whenever possible, implementing no burn policies, sparing high conservation value forests from development, taking measures to reduce air pollution, and creating catchment ponds to prevent palm oil mill effluent from entering waterways where it would damage aquatic habitats.

Land use, habitat fragmentation and intense human pressures will further limit natural adaptation responses, and fire - regime shifts may threaten specific species and plant functional types.

Improving Habitat With Art «It was great to have artists this year that understood the importance of using only natural materials and techniques that would not harm the environment of the wetlands nature preserve and help to improve the habitat for the wildlife,» Allen wrote on the project's blog.

And while there are some initiatives in the works that could lessen the eco-impact of these highly unnatural developments (such as converting some of the turf areas back into natural habitat, or to use turf which is less water - intensive), the luxury golf courses which cater to the elite few who can afford them are decidedly not moving toward environmentally - benign design or management.

* Local farmers and food production * Reduced pesticide and fertilizer use * Soil and water conservation * Humane animal treatment * Protection of natural species and their habitats * Safe and fair working conditions * Reduced energy use