Sentences with phrase «of destruction of habitats»

But declines are occurring in the absence of destruction of habitats, suggesting other causes such as pollution from pesticides, acid rain and increases in ultraviolet exposure or even change in climate (Blaustein & Wake 1990).

Since most of the loss of species is a consequence of destruction of habitats it is clear that the prevention of further losses means that this sort of activity has to be severely restricted.

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Many of the creatures are disappearing in the wild due to habitat destruction and pet trade.

It leads to the extinction of species especially by destruction of their habitat.

This is often abandoned after a few years because it is not really suitable for this purpose, but the destruction of forest cover and animal habitat has long - lasting consequences.

We now know that nature can not take care of itself, that human beings can degrade it not only locally but globally, that the species God created and saved from the flood are threatened by human expansion into their habitats, destruction of their food supplies, pollution of their air and water, and excessive hunting and fishing.

«The one process ongoing in the 1980s that will take millions of years to correct,» Harvard biologist E. O. Wilson has warned, «is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats.

Such a perspective fails to consider that overhunting, pest - control measures, and habitat destruction have caused the rate of extinction to accelerate exponentially.

Much more serious is the destruction of habitat by deforestation and expansion of farming.

We can not be sure that The Flood had no relationship to all flesh around that area having «corrupted its way»... The very protection of mankind from natural disasters that were inevitable from the contingent, limited perfection of the planet Earth as a habitat, might well have been mediated to human communities by great prophetic souls, even as Christ prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem as a consequence of his rejection, and because «in the day of your visitation, you did not know the things that were to your peace».

So far neither the threat of nuclear catastrophe, the starvation of millions nor the destruction of vast habitats has done it.

(c) Globalization has provided a new impetus to the destruction of the habitat and livelihood of indigenous communities in many countries of the South.

In addition to habitat destruction, the disappearance of species is associated with other forms of deterioration of the environment.

Most of this loss is due to the destruction of habitats such as forests, especially those in the tropics.

In some cases this is due to local destruction of their habitat.

Researchers point to things like the destruction of wild habitats, hunting and other increased challenges as the cause of the extinction.

Today the cry of the poor in the Narmada Valley in India is not only to preserve their own habitat but to protect forests everywhere from wanton destruction.

The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve or enrich wildlife habitat — the destruction of which is the gravest threat to nearly all species.

Worldwide, habitat destruction is the leading cause of bird population declines and loss of biodiversity.

Proponents of shade cultivation say environmental problems such as deforestation, pesticide pollution, habitat destruction, and soil and water degradation are the side effects of the practices employed in sun cultivation.

Worldwide, habitat destruction is the leading cause of bird population declines.

The macaw is just one of many magnificent animal species at risk from habitat destruction, including the jaguar, the night monkey, and the resplendent quetzal, Guatemala's national bird.

Many species are endangered due to agricultural intensification, including the intensive use of mineral fertilizers and of herbicides, intensive soil management and the destruction of habitats.

Common threats include: loss of nesting and roosting sites, habitat fragmentation by conversion or destruction of vegetation, habitat fragmentation by excessive exposure of nectar plants to herbicides and pollinators to pesticides, over-hunting, disruption of nectar corridors required by migratory pollinators, and competition by invasive species65.

On Thursday, the museum — which bills itself as the oldest in Chicago — will turn out some of its rarer animal specimens, including a small rodent called a southern rock vole and two specimens of prairie chicken, a species whose population has rapidly declined due to habitat destruction.

The Blanding's population has dwindled dramatically due to habitat destruction, an increased number of predators and an illegal pet trade.

These activities can have harmful environmental effects including draining of wetlands, destruction of amphibians and reptiles by heavy equipment, erosion and sedimentation, and other, permanent or long - term alterations of productive wildlife habitat.

«From the complete destruction of the Rockaway Boardwalk to recreational assets and natural habitats broken up by wind and water, New York City's parks were faced with unprecedented damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,» Commissioner Mitchell Silver said.

Ducks Unlimited has complained that the bill would lead to the destruction of wetland habitat mallards need to survive and reproduce.

Riverkeeper, an organization dedicated in part to protecting the river and its adjacent communities, has responded that the plan lacks transparency, the Council was too hasty in approving the plan without adequate funding information, and did not satisfactorily address key issues related to noise and air pollution and the destruction of marine habitats.

Sand mining across the world is being linked to coastal erosion, habitat destruction and the spread of invasive species.

Together the team have been using zebra stools to understand how challenges or «stressors», such as the destruction and breakup of habitats, impact on populations of South Africa's Cape mountain zebra.

With the taut suspense of a spy novel, Voigt paints a vivid world of murder, black market deals and habitat destruction surrounding a fish that's considered, ironically, to be a good - luck charm.

Although people rarely intend to drive species into oblivion, as with the giraffe, they do so through the destruction of habitat, poaching and legal hunting.

Today's frogs, comprising more than 6,700 known species, as well as many other animal and plant species are under severe stress around the world because of habitat destruction, human population explosion and climate change, possibly heralding a new period of mass extinction.

Because the owls» biggest problem used to be destruction of their old - growth forest habitat, conservation efforts have focused on protection against logging.

In the next 35 years, Voigt's team calculates that further habitat destruction alone will lead to the loss of around 45,000 more of these apes.

Half of the orangutans on the vast Southeast Asian island died between 1999 and 2015 as a result of hunting or habitat destruction by oil palm and other industries, a new study found.

The main killer — outside of ongoing destruction of habitat — is a fungal disease known as chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis).

The authors suggest that human activity may even be driving a similar Lilliput - like pattern in the modern world, as more and more large animals go extinct because of hunting, habitat destruction, and climate change.

«The increased rate of extinction in all habitats we are currently observing is attributable to the direct influence of humans, such as destruction of habitat, over-fishing and pollution.

More than 100 species exist, and almost all of them have been decimated by disease, climate change, habitat destruction or some combination of these threats.

Invaders are now the second-most important cause of global biodiversity loss after habitat destruction, and the more we move about, the more they spread.

«The main reasons for its decline are the destruction of its original habitat (rhenosterveld) and invasives like Port Jackson (Acacia saligna).

The logic of sprawl saw cities eat up a larger and larger share of the surrounding real estate, fueling habitat destruction, smog from tailpipe emissions, runoff from impermeable pavement and other environmental ills.

This makes them particularly vulnerable to the destruction of their habitat.

One has to keep in mind that this normally does not harm the rich populations — in contrast to the loss of habitat through destruction of the forest.

In addition to that, in the big scheme of Indonesia, where there seems to be such rapid habitat destruction, there is a new zoo strategy, which here in Australia we're taking very seriously.

We were very proud of that, but then what people are forgetting is that [coping with habitat destruction in a region like this] is a very long - term process.

Based on a scientific literature review of 14 other publications, including some that looked at effects of existing walls and fences on the border, the authors outlined several concerns about the proposed wall, including habitat destruction and degradation caused by the construction of the wall and the roads on either side of the wall.