Sentences with phrase «of habitat modification»

In a series of cases subsequent to Palila, [FN96] plaintiffs with economic interests dependant on the forestry industry challenged the FWS» definition of harm, primarily the inclusion of habitat modification and degradation.

[94] They also encourage the employment of habitat restriction and modification as a means of wildlife damage control, as could be done through fencing or other forms of habitat modification.

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«Loss of rare species often results from habitat - scale modifications that affect far more than the one rare species.

Associate Professor in the Forestry & Environment Resources Department at NC State University whose research includes «the evolutionary ecology of vertebrate responses to human modification of habitats, and on the dynamics of coupled natural and human systems»

We show that modifications of habitat produced by grazing and by certain types of fire have strong effects on cat movement behaviour, with the general result that fire and grazing can create habitat conditions which are strongly favoured by cats.

[FN98] Thus the Court held that the definition of «harm» within the definition of «take,» to include habitat modification that kills or injures wildlife, was a reasonable construction of Congress» intent.

[FN99] The current interpretation of the definition of «harm» in the ESA, remains that which was articulated in Sweet Home, to include habitat modification and not only direct application of force to a species.

Identified adverse effects of OSW include elevated noise and vibration levels, collision risk, habitat and food chain alteration, modification of natural sediment transport and deposition processes, and pollution generated by OSW construction, operations, maintenance, or decommissioning (Kaldellis et al. 2016).

... According to a review by Lovich and Ennen (2013), the construction and operation of wind farms have both potential and known impacts on terrestrial vertebrates, such as: (i) increase in direct mortality due to traffic collisions; (ii) destruction and modification of the habitat, including road development, habitat fragmentation and barriers to gene flow; (iii) noise effects, visual impacts, vibration and shadow flicker effects from turbines; (iv) electromagnetic field generation; (v) macro and microclimate change; (vi) predator attraction; and (vii) increase in fire risks.

«These species are impacted by existing wind energy projects and threatened by potential projects primarily through collisions with wind turbines and associated power lines and towers, and through loss or modification of essential habitat,» said Hutchins.

Second, the Services promulgated a revised definition of «destruction or adverse modification» of critical habitat.

Taken together, the rules increase the likelihood that the Services will make adverse modification findings and could make it more likely that the Services will designate critical habitat and do so across larger areas of land than in the past, impacting landowners and project proponents alike.