Sentences with phrase «rich habitat»

Game preserves make it possible to drop a dog on the ground in bird - rich habitat at almost any time of year.

Spur and groove formations (hills of coral running parallel to valleys of sand) provide rich habitat for marine life.

The lowland rainforests of Borneo are among the biologically richest habitats in the world, so the fact that the island has been producing more timber over the past 2 decades than Latin America and Africa combined is worrisome.

Thirty square miles of carbon and biodiversity rich habitat are being cleared a day to provide you these products, largely in Malaysia and Indonesia, but increasingly threatening primary forests wherever they are found, including in the Amazon.

Wild - caught crickets from spider - rich habitats also produce more cautious offspring than mothers from spider - poor habitats, Storm found.

EU biofuel targets are leading to a rapid increase in demand for agricultural land at the expense of forests and other carbon rich habitats.

While oxygen is believed to have first accumulated in Earth's atmosphere around 2.45 billion years ago, new research shows that oceans contained plentiful oxygen long before that time, providing energy - rich habitat for early life.

Scientists concluded that the change they found in the Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) protein could be the adaptation that allowed D. melanogaster to colonize ethanol - rich habitats in rotting fruit better than its nearly identical relative, Drosophila simulans.

«They couldn't care less about us except that we provide them a stable and nutrient - rich habitat,» says Mazmanian, who sees this symbiotic relationship between the human body and microbes as a gold mine of potential therapies for a number of illnesses.

When Komdeur moved the breeding birds from poor to rich habitats, they began to have females rather than males, and vice versa.

Several ingredients make pillows a rich habitat.

Blue carbon markets, in which countries or corporations could offset CO2 emissions by buying carbon credits from projects that create or protect carbon - rich habitat, could become viable in two to three years, says John Bruno, a marine ecologist at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig have come across another effect, which has thus far been unknown: in species - rich habitats, pests don't become resistant to chemical control measures so quickly, according to their publication in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Preserving biodiversity in rich habitats is good.

The rugged, arid landscape of juniper forest proves a rich habitat for wildlife.

What can scientists and the public do to protect these rich habitats?

During his time conducting the studies in Washington, Tonra watched reservoir beds that looked like moonscapes return to vibrant, rich habitat and cascades emerge where none had been, at least for the last century.

«They are rich habitats for plants, birds, and other animals and provide higher ground and stability for the Everglades drainage system.»

Robinson and colleagues oversee a large network of field research and conservation projects throughout the tropics, many of which are in primate - rich habitats.

For millions of birds that traverse the Mississippi Flyway each year, the delta's food - rich habitats are the last stop before a grueling 500 - to 600 - mile nonstop flight across the Gulf of Mexico in the fall — or conversely in the spring, a desperately needed refuge for hungry and exhausted birds returning north across the Gulf.

The loss of milkweed plants due to extensive herbicide use and changes in farming practices, such as the widespread adoption of herbicide - resistant crops, has been identified as a major contributing factor of monarch's decline in the eastern U.S. Disease, climate change, widespread insecticide use, and loss or degradation of nectar - rich habitat may also be contributing to declines.

The rich habitat around Ladder Ranch allows at - risk species, such as leopard frogs and cutthroat trout, to survive and also helps healthy species thrive.

Weather extremes can contribute to ear problems; moisture and heat create a rich habitat for yeast and bacterial proliferation, and icy weather can cause frostbite.

Some have suggested that these are hybrid coyotes whose parents mated with wolves; however, it is also possible that natural selection has allowed the survival of larger sized lines from successful populations residing in richer habitats.

To survive they require dark, humid, food - rich habitats.

Further, the influence of fire intensity on selection of habitat by cats was strongly affected by whether the habitats in question supported high densities of small mammals: sites in mammal - rich habitats that had recently been burnt at high intensity were especially strongly favoured.

Boasting its own, extensive botanical gardens, with detached secluded suites and private bungalows, nestled amongst a natural oasis of coastal lagoons, and surrounded by swathes of palms and rainforest gardens — a rich habitat that provides a home to dozens of native species it's no surprise that this wonderfully romantic resort has become a firm favourite with honeymooners and nature lovers the world over.

Several coastal lagoons provide a rich habitat for wildlife and birds while the Barrier Reef is about 35 miles offshore from the mainland.

Explore the diverse landscapes, breathtaking views, the rich habitats for wildlife of Golden Bay's spectacular North - West.

The coral reef surrounding the Archipelago is a rich habitat, home to hundreds of the most colorful tropical fish, coral formations of incredible shapes and marine tortoises.

It is believed to be the world's largest blue hole and is a rich habitat for a variety of marine life like nurse sharks, reef sharks, black tip sharks and even giant groupers.

Nestled amongst a natural oasis of coastal lagoons, and surrounded by swathes of tropical palms and endemic rainforest — a rich habitat that provides a home to dozens of native species - this resort has its roots firmly grounded in sensitive eco-tourism.

It is this change of depth that provides a rich habitat for big game fish.

It is this change of depth that provides a rich habitat

But if natural forests are to be protected, it is becoming increasingly vital to calculate precisely those values of ecosystem services, and the wider conservation value of protecting intact and biodiversity - rich habitats.

Biofuel production on abandoned lands could meet 8 % of global energy needs (6/23/2008) Using abandoned agricultural lands for biofuel production could help meet up to 8 percent of global energy needs without compromising food supplies or diminishing biologically - rich habitats, reports a new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.

This is bad news not just for the coral animals: the tropical reefs are just about the richest habitats on the planet, and of profound economic importance to humans too.

A once - rich habitat in the Antarctic has become an impoverished zone as icebergs, increasingly breaking free from the surrounding sea ice because of global warming, scour the shallow - water rocks and boulders on which a diversity of creatures cling to life.

These deep roots hold moisture through a dry spell, and allow for a rich habitat that builds priceless topsoil.

It's all part of the strategy's goal to create «more, bigger, better, joined - up, diverse and high - quality flower - rich habitats (including nesting places and shelter) supporting our pollinators across the country.»

But it is home to one of the terrestrial world's richest habitats, and its loss would have incalculable consequences, for the people in the region and for the rest of the world.