Sentences with phrase «nesting habitat»

Also, isn't habitat loss a consequence of global warming for many species too?.

Both Santa Barbara and Sutil Island provide nesting habitat for Scripps's murrelets, a rare seabird.

Coastal islands provide critical nesting, breeding and feeding habitat for endangered seals and provide nesting habitat to the largest population of seabirds in North America.

Furthermore, in the Caribbean, a 0.5 m sea - level rise is projected to cause a decrease in turtle nesting habitat by up to 35 % (Fish et al., 2005).

Santa Barbara Island: On Santa Barbara Island, efforts are underway to restore seabird nesting habitat for Scripps's murrelets and Cassin's Aucklets by removing non-native plants and planting native vegetation to improve seabird habitat.

Cuyler Harbor offers exceptional seabird viewing thanks to Prince Island that hosts 13 nesting seabirds, making it one of the most important and biologically diverse nesting habitats on the West Coast of North America.

With this murre colony, Prince Island now hosts 13 nesting seabirds, making it one of the most important and biologically diverse nesting habitats on the West Coast of North America.

Dick said the reserve has initiated a restoration program to improve historically important nesting habitat for Blanding's turtles.

Rather than searching for and counting each individual nest, researchers recorded how many oystercatchers they observed within suitable nesting habitat and then modeled the size of the breeding population from this data.

The reason is an increase in the kind of nesting habitat Adelie penguins love: rocky beaches revealed by the melting back of snow and ice.

«This is a natural nesting habitat for piping plovers, and unfortunately it has been invaded by introduced predators,» said Grant Sizemore, director of the conservancy's program on invasive species, which is what many environmental advocates consider cats to be.

Viewing Seabirds and Shorebirds The islands are particularly important for seabirds, offering critical nesting habitat.

Additional work on Santa Barbara Island includes restoring seabird nesting habitat by removing non-native plants and planting native vegetation.

Banrock Station Wine and Wetland Centre, one of the South Australian Riverland's most popular destinations for wine enthusiasts and nature lovers alike, is set to benefit from additional environmental water over the next three years which will bolster nesting habitats for the threatened Regent Parrot.

Renourishment will restore eroded nesting habitat for vulnerable shorebirds and strengthen the island against breaching.

Sediments used to renourish Dead Neck must be compatible with existing sediment to provide new, safe nesting habitat.

Not only does the park provide key nesting habitat, food sources, and safety from persecution, but it's helping scientists understand the risks vultures face beyond the park's borders.

Typically, ant colonies are constantly competing with each other for prime nest habitat, which promotes resilience to environmental changes within the community.

Researchers compared nesting habitat selection between Common Ravens and three raptor species commonly found in sagebrush ecosystems: Red - tailed Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, and Ferruginous Hawks.

While such development has encroached on and hindered nesting habitat for three types of sagebrush - obligate birds, predation of these birds has increased because rodent populations in the vicinity of oil and gas wells have increased, which has, in turn, increased nest predation.

Introduced goats, burros and cattle destroy nesting habitat and trample nests.

As the numbers of cats declined, the last having been killed in 2000, the rabbit population increased, to an estimated 100,000 by 2007 ---- and rabbit damage to bird nesting habitat proved far more damaging to the sea bird population than cat predation ever had been.

There are several factors which have led to this: the loss or degradation of feeding and nesting habitats due to construction and other human factors, long line fishing catches, drowning in fishing nets, turtles consuming ocean pollution or becoming entangled in it and trade in green sea turtle eggs, meat, leather and shells.

Less common nesting habitat includes bluff - backed beaches, dredged material disposal sites, salt pond levees, dry salt ponds, and river bars (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2001).

The destruction of this sparrow's sagebrush and coreopsis nesting habitat and the presence of feral cats led to the extinction of this species in the 1960s.

«Coastal Forest» Merlins are a rare breeder in Washington state but one was recently seen on Cady Mountain in excellent nesting habitat.

This is not only a national park in Mexico, but a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site protecting the Blue Whale feeding grounds and Sea Turtle nesting habitat.

Blue, humpback and fin whales, orcas, dolphins, sea lions, manta rays, sea turtles, reef fish, ospreys and shorebird nesting habitat - the list of potential highlights goes on and on... in this ever - changing desert and sea paradise.

There are ongoing efforts to clear beach areas of non-native vegetation and replant naupaka, and thus create better nesting habitat for the birds.

Covering 37 acres, Mass Audubon's Sampsons Island Wildlife Sanctuary is a barrier beach ecosystem that provides important nesting habitat to least terns, piping plovers, and common terns.

Suitable nesting habitat is distributed throughout the listed range, but may be widely separated by areas of rocky shoreline.

Aside from disease, threats to green turtles include loss of nesting habitat, nest destruction and bycatch in commercial fisheries.

George had read an article about local mountain bluebirds being in dire straits, as their natural nesting habitat was disappearing, and he suggested to his dad that perhaps he should build houses specifically for that bird.

Monitoring and Restoration Through monitoring and restoration programs, the park and its partners are working to conserve critical nesting habitat and to protect the integrity of island and marine ecosystems that support seabird populations in southern California.

On Santa Barbara Island, efforts are underway to restore seabird nesting habitat for Cassin's auklets by removing non-native plants and planting native vegetation to improve seabird habitat.

With this murre colony, Prince Island now hosts 13 nesting seabird species, making it one of the most important and biologically diverse nesting habitats on the West Coast of North America, according to a USGS statement.

Ponds in the Barrow Peninsula also serve as a major food source and nesting habitat for migratory birds, including certain waterfowl on the threatened species list, such as the spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) and Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri).

This would boost ecotourism and incentives to protect the turtles» nesting habitat, he said.

During the past year, autumn olive was removed to restore nesting habitat, Dick said.

Most conservation planning in Madagascar prioritizes areas containing the highest species diversity or the greatest number of unique species, not habitats those species might move to in the future under climate change, said Brown, who was a postdoctoral researcher at Duke at the time of the study.

According to Taylor Ellis, wildlife technician for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the plover's threatened status is linked to development, human population growth, and human activity that has caused a decline in its nesting habitat.

The wetland most likely served as a resting and feeding stop for migratory birds and nesting habitat for resident waterfowl.

Giant coreopsis provided shelter and perches for seabirds and land birds, and nesting habitat for many.

This is a family owned and operated ranch that protects one of Costa Rica's most important watersheds, a turtle nesting habitat and the Caletas - Ario National Wildlife Refuge.

Both Santa Barbara and Sutil Island provide a nesting habitat for Scripps's Murrelets, a rare seabird.

The refuge represents a crucial stop along the Pacific Flyway and offers resting, breeding and nesting habitat for hundreds of migratory birds and other wildlife.

Its success isn't guaranteed in the new areas — the majestic raptor will still have to find suitable food and nesting habitat.