Sentences with phrase «primary habitat for»

Located just 85 km southwest of the capital city San Jose, this region is most well known for being the primary habitat for the resplendent Quetzal, Costa Rica's most famous bird.

Where your dog rests and sleeps becomes a primary habitat for eggs and developing fleas.

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The results show ecosystem responses relating to primary productivity, movement of organic matter and habitat for fish and macroinvertebrates.

Commonwealth environmental water also enhanced the diversity of aquatic habitat and primary production in the Warrego and Darling river reaches and provided opportunities for dispersal of aquatic biota.

«Children's inquisitiveness to natural habitats and to ecological relations is relevant to curriculum design for preschool and primary grades,» said Megan Bang, associate professor of education at the University of Washington.

All coral reef islands are inherently dependent on their surrounding reef habitats, not only because they provide the foundations for island development (Perry et al., 2013), but also because they are the primary production sites for the sediments necessary to sustain island building, growth, and maintenance.

The natural resources support industries in Louisiana and millions of jobs nationwide, provide hundreds of thousands of acres of wildlife habitat and winter habitat for more than five million migratory waterfowl, and are the primary nursery for the food chain supplying the entire Caribbean Basin.

The sixth (final) in a series of lessons to develop children's knowledge about «Living Things and Their Habitats,» for the 2014 primary curriculum.

Clearing of habitat for agriculture and other development is partially to blame, although scientists have identified feral cats and foxes as the primary cause of the decline.

The Super Pet CritterTrail Primary Habitat is a great place to start, especially if you plan to expand your cage with additional Crittertail Habitats and Accessories as it includes six points for connecting tubes and accessories.

Today, one of the primary purposes of Katmai National Park and Preserve, based on legislation, is to protect habitats for and populations of fish and wildlife, including, but not limited to, high concentrations of brown bears and their denning areas, and maintain unimpaired the watersheds and water habitat vital to red salmon spawning.

The Tribe intends to manage the property for the primary purpose of long term sustainable timber harvest, while preserving natural values including fish and wildlife habitat, plant resources, and areas of cultural importance.

Some species of marine mammals will be able to take advantage of increases in prey abundance and spatial / temporal shifts in prey distribution toward or within their primary habitats, whereas some populations of birds and seals will be adversely affected by climatic changes if food sources decline or are displaced away from regions suitable for breeding or rearing of young.

123 However, where the SCI concerned hosts a priority natural habitat type and / or a priority species, the only considerations which may be raised, under the second subparagraph of Article 6 (4) of Directive 92/43, are those relating to human health or public safety, to beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment or, further to an opinion from the Commission, to other imperative reasons of overriding public interest.