Sentences with phrase «providing good habitat»

«They are going back into production and those are the areas that were providing good habitat for wild bees.»

Noh - Bec's forest management practices not only provide good habitat and a sustainable wood harvest, they also ensure these trees will help keep carbon out of the atmosphere.

Tips For Choosing Your Rabbit's Habitat Rabbit owners can choose from a variety of options to provide the best habitat for their pet rabbit.

We said that it seems intuitively the case that increased precipitation is obviously very likely to provide better habitats for mosquitoes.

They provide good habitats for plants and animals, and tropical forest are good for climate, so we should be particularly careful to preserve them,» he said.

«A lot of emphasis is given to housing density whereas this would provide an opportunity for homebuyers to live in a more balanced environment where brownfield sites and other inhospitable sites are properly remediated and put to good use, as well as creating and providing better habitats for wildlife.

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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).

«We've identified Canoe Meadows as one of Mass Audubon's best opportunities for providing high quality grassland habitat for birds and other wildlife,» said Berkshires Sanctuaries Director Becky Cushing.

WHEREAS, Farms also provide jobs, use less in services than they pay in property taxes, maintain wildlife habitat and water quality when well - managed, create beautiful scenic vistas, highlight the cultural heritage of many rural areas in the County, and offer fresh, local food to County residents;

• Erie County's Natural Habitat Pocket Parks along the Buffalo River, with staff from the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning helping to secure federal Great Lake Restoration Initiative Funding to provide better access to the River, improve the water quality and provided habitat for wildlife;

Your first stop is the excellent Whale Museum, which provides an interesting overview of the creatures» behavior and habitats, as well as the history of whaling in Iceland and recent conservation efforts.

Big Creek and the upper tributaries of the Middle Fork provide the best spawning habitat remaining in Idaho for the severely depleted Pacific salmon.

Because a habitat may contain related moth species that use the same flowers as nectar sources but different host plants to lay their eggs, the researchers would like to investigate whether odors that provide olfactory cues to identify the best oviposition sites activate similar areas in the antennal lobe of these moths, or whether the functional atlas of the brain is different in each species.

The science of ecology is about relationships — among organisms and habitats, on all scales — and how they provide information that helps us better understand our world.

Committee members report they are optimistic that the new guidelines provide a path to better protection for birds and their habitats.

As populations of sea lions and seals in northern habitats continue to decline, satellites are providing scientists with a better understanding of the animals» feeding patterns.

And shrimp farming (which provides well over one million metric tons of shrimp annually, about 25 percent of all shrimp consumed) has been linked to the destruction of almost half of the world's mangroves: coastal forests that absorb carbon dioxide and provide essential habitat for wild fish species.

Nonetheless, as co-author S D Biju notes, these insights into the frog's development, «enable a better understanding of its ecological adaptations and provide useful information for conservation of this Endangered species and its vanishing habitats.»

«If trees were to be established throughout their potential cover area, they would serve to filter air and water pollutants and reduce building energy use, and improve human well - being while providing habitat and resources for other species in the urban area.»

«Based on our results it looks increasingly like sites which were predominantly heathland but are now a combination of heathland, grassland and woodland probably provide a better landscape for pollinators than a landscape with just one habitat type,» she explains.

The wetlands that form behind their dams, as well as the floodplains that they groom nearby, provide habitat for many creatures.

Silver Springs State Park provides a natural habitat for numerous species, including 18 endemic and 10 endangered plant species, as well as habitat for resident and migratory birds, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Marginal areas are often currently set aside for conservation, both as a means to provide a habitat for wildlife as well as a way to protect it from agricultural runoff into waterways.

«China's protection of giant pandas good for other species too: Panda preserves providing habitat for other endangered, threatened species.»

They do a lot of good for the environment — from filtering contaminants out of the water to providing a critical animal habitat — and they store much more greenhouse gas than they emit.

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 dramatic explosion of flowering plant species that occurred about 100 million years ago was thought to have been good news for evolving mammals, providing them with new options for food and habitat.

The trees that provide such a good habitat for hawks and raptors, she says, are there because «some immigrants brought the eucalyptus trees from Australia.

Although bearded dragons live in dry habitat, it is good practice to provide them water in the enclosure.

Follow these tips to provide your dwarf hamster with the best hamster habitat possible.

After all, providing a habitat that is clean and well matched to your pets» needs is vital to keeping your finned friends in good health.

If you have a complex habitat with lots of tunnels and boxes they might get some exercise, but it's best to provide other sources.

We are excited about our commitment to help keep community cats safe and healthy in the habitats in which they live but we need your investment in order to provide the best outcome for these cats.

While sprays require more knowledge of flea habitats, they also provide better coverage, are more effective, and last longer.

Pet specialty retailers need to meet all of the basic needs for a healthy habitat, good nutrition and a quality environment that provides for safety, warmth and cleanliness for pets and their owners.

The new habitat includes two Fun - nel LED Bubble Plugs, which provide anytime illumination for hamsters, gerbils or mice for better pet viewing.

A large cut in the reef that is approximately 25 - to 35 - feet deep provides habitats for fish species including the royal fairy basslets as well as one of the largest populations of moray eels.

The site provides a great habitat for fish as well as creatures such as octopus, cuttlefish and rock lobster, plus it's a hotspot for grey reef and silvertip sharks which patrol the shallow reef wall.

With exclusive hikes discovering the parks» hidden gems, environmental lectures, as well as supporting the Bay Area's national treasures, protecting essential habitat, and providing educational and leadership opportunities for the next generation, this is a gift that keeps giving.

The river is closely lined with swamps of black mangrove, which are protected by law and provide stability for the banks as well as habitat for many species of animals and birds.

Recovery objectives in the recovery plan include: (1) achieving well - distributed increases in numbers and productivity of breeding adult birds, and (2) providing for long - term protection of breeding and wintering plovers and their habitat.

The pontoon, with its Underwater Observation Chamber, semi-submersible glass bottom boat and dive centre will provide you with the best opportunity to get up close to the magnificent coral and diverse marine life that habitat the reef.

The cayes and atolls provide superior opportunity for scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing, boating, sailing and sea kayaking, as well as being a habitat for both nesting birds and turtles.

The other four islands where these salamanders live (East Anacapa, Middle Anacapa, West Anacapa, and San Miguel islands) are managed entirely as natural areas and appear to provide good salamander habitat.

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.

Living walls provide a habitat for wildlife as well as a pleasant ambiance with vegetation.

Many corals are unlikely to adapt; the selection we should see most will be for variants among species that tolerate the stresses better than those that may have been better competitors and dominant (and providing the most habitat) under recent conditions.

Well - managed forests store carbon, clean the air we breathe and the water we drink, provide habitat for a multitude of species and give us products and jobs that are vital to our economic success.

Scarano focused on direct threats such as the Belo Monte dam project, as well as successful experiments at restoration, including efforts to revive degraded land using novel techniques, which in some places include planting non-native tree species as a way to create zones that provide suitable habitat for native seedlings to take hold.

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.