Sentences with phrase «provide important habitat»

These beaches and the expansive coral reef, provide important habitat for leatherback, loggerhead, hawksbill and green turtles.

The restored wetland will provide important habitat for wildlife and native plants.

Kelp forests surrounding the islands provide important habitat for fish and other sea life.

Common reed is a non-native invasive grass that displaces native plant species that provide important habitat for wildlife.

During the flooding period, the network of irrigation canals and the organic paddy fields close to lagoons become a crucial link between marine and river environments, and provide an important habitat for many species of fish and amphibians, such as damnbusia (Gambusia holbrooki), carp (Cyprinus carpio), fartet (Lebias ibera - an endemic fish of the western Mediterranean Sea), coruna frog (Rana perezi), and others.

LUSH LAWNS Once dwindling seagrasses and other underwater plants in the Chesapeake Bay have rebounded in recent years, providing important habitat for animals such as this blue crab.

Drifting seaweed, usually thought of as a nuisance, also plays a part in this process, providing an important habitat for the grazing animals that keep the seagrass clean.

The study says that massive sponges like this one provide «key ecosystem services such as filtering large amounts of seawater, as well as providing important habitat to a myriad of invertebrate and microbial species.»

The property provides important habitat for a number of threatened marine species, harbouring a number of species of conservation concern including the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), and the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) as well as endemic and migratory birds which reproduce in the littoral forests of cayes, atolls and coastal areas.

Studies show there are 25 times more fish in areas close to mangroves, which also provide important habitats for birds and mammals.

This reef provides an important habitat for many rare and endangered species of animals, especially sea turtles and manatees.

Dr. Klemens» explained that the property provides important habitat for at least four species of special concern — the Jefferson salamander as well as box, spotted and wood turtles.

The sheer ruggedness, proximity to water and lower elevation provides important habitat for wildlife, including black bears, bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, American pine martins, mountain lions, eagles, falcons, imperiled bats, and many other species of wildlife.

Not exact matches

Two Landscape Management Boards (LMB) will provide participatory forest landscape governance, helping to monitor and control the surrounding 61,190 hectares (151,139 acres) of forest reserves, which are critically important habitat for the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) and other species.

In addition to improving flow variability within the river channel, the proposed weir pool manipulation events will provide inundation for fringing wetlands and lakes, as well as flows through important flowing habitat for fish such as in Potterwalkagee Creek (Mulcra Island) and Lindsay River and Mullaroo Creek, (where regulating structures constructed under The Living Murray program were commissioned this year).

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps said the partnership was part of ongoing efforts to protect and restore the internationally important Wetland and its complex of wetlands and woodlands, which provide habitat for a range of native flora and fauna including the nationally threatened Regent Parrot and the Southern Bell Frog.

Mass Audubon permanently protects nearly 37,000 acres of land across Massachusetts, providing important opportunities for all people to experience the wonders of nature firsthand while also safeguarding a wide range of habitats and native wildlife species.

The magnificent beaches of the Cape Cod National Seashore provide important nesting and migration habitat for the threatened piping plover and endangered roseate tern along with other species.

«Arcadia's natural diversity combined with our active management of important grasslands and shrublands provide habitat for a wide range of bird species,» said Keane.

The researchers say that although the study focused on a habitat in Puget Sound, the results provide an important framework to evaluate other seagrass and estuarine habitats that tend to have lower inherent buffering capacity and large natural variations in chemistry.

«Natural and hybrid systems can also improve water quality, provide habitat for many important species, and mitigate carbon going into our atmosphere.»

«Our study provides the first estimate of lake - wide fungal diversity and highlights the important contribution of habitat heterogeneity to overall diversity and community composition,» the scientists summarise.

They are highly productive shallow water marine and coastal habitats comprised of marine plants, and these threatened areas provide important food and shelter for animals in the sea.

Targeted protection should be provided for populations that are important from an evolutionary perspective and whose stocks have already been reduced by 90 percent, water bodies with a high level of mussel species diversity, and also healthy mussel stocks in intact habitats.

If it reaches the ocean, he says, it could impact the North Water Polynya, an ice - free area off the island's northwest coast that provides important year - round habitat for marine mammals and birds.

Coastal wetlands in Louisiana are economically and esthetically important by providing storm protection, flood control, and essential habitats for a myriad of wildlife.

The canyons are important because they act as a refuge for important species of fish and provide a habitat for sensitive species of deep water corals and sponges.

«The discovery of exomoons is very important since some of these moons could provide additional habitats (niches) for life.»

Restoring ridges can protect important habitat, provide storm surge protection to nearby communities and help prevent saltwater intrusion into freshwater wetlands.

Studying Jupiter's inner moons, such as Io and Europa, has provided important insight into unique habitats that may be hospitable for life.

Besides being adorable, these critters play an important role in our ocean ecosystems by providing habitat for others, helping balance the food chain, and facilitating nutrient cycling.

Mangrove trees live in salt water along the Abu Dhabi coastline, providing important animal habitat and erosion control.

There are lots of saltwater crocodiles and the area provides an important conservation habitat for dugongs, nesting turtles and migratory birds.

Installing a bridge would reduce sediment disturbance, preserve important habitats, and protect endangered and threatened species, like the coho salmon, in addition to providing hikers a safe and dry passage across the creek.

An important habitat for sockeye salmon, Katmai provides superb fishing opportunities for humans and bears alike.

Seagrass beds provide food and shelter to a wide variety of marine life and are particularly important as nursery habitat for young fish and invertebrates such as kelp bass and California spiny lobsters.

As cattle ranches have displaced biologically rich rainforests, fish farms have displaced mangrove forests that provide important fish nursery habitats and protect coasts during storms.

This provides less shoreline protection from storms and fewer habitats for fish and other marine life, including ecologically and economically important species.

Sea ice is critical for polar marine ecosystems in at least two important ways: (1) it provides a habitat for photosynthetic algae and nursery ground for invertebrates and fish during times when the water column does not support phytoplankton growth; and (2) as the ice melts, releasing organisms into the surface water [3], a shallow mixed layer forms which fosters large ice - edge blooms important to the overall productivity of polar seas.

This Area is critically important to the ecological integrity of the whole Arctic Refuge, providing essential habitats for numerous internationally significant migratory species.

The Arctic Refuge's coastal plain provides the most important land denning habitat for the Beaufort Sea polar bear population.

There are many cases in ecology where habitat is important in providing refuges from predators.

«In addition to providing essential ecosystem services, including water regulation across the landscape and habitat for unique biodiversity, peatlands are globally important for their prominent role as a carbon pool and sink,» says Kristell Hergoualc» h, a CIFOR scientist, and contributor to the special issue and IUFRO session.

Ana Paula Tavares, executive director of Audubon New York and Connecticut, said, «New York's shorelines provide a place for people to live, work and relax, while also serving as some of the most important bird and wildlife habitat in the Western Hemisphere.

The infrastructure for development and transmission threatens to fragment forests that protect important watersheds and provide habitat for endangered species and migratory birds.

For example, increasing temperatures will lead to increased production of important fishery resources in some areas but decreased production in others while increases in acidification will have negative impacts on important invertebrate species, including species responsible for building coral reefs which provide essential habitat for many fished species in these areas.

In contrast, sea ice is also an important habitat for juvenile Antarctic krill, providing food and protection from predators.

Coral reefs provide a habitat or a feeding area for a diverse collection of sea creatures and are an important part of the ocean ecosystem.

At the same time, the mangroves provide a spawning ground for fish and habitat for some mollusks that are important food and market items for local residents.

The protected land provides clean water for the Arkansas River's Gold Medal trout fishery, important wildlife habitat, biological diversity, outdoor recreation opportunities, scenic beauty, cattle grazing and other uses.