Sentences with phrase «species at a greater risk»

In early 2000 they decided to fund a project to develop methods to first prioritise those species at greatest risk, and then to identify those where DNA markers (characterised differences in DNA used for identity) were not currently available, but could be of potential use in enforcement cases.

The scientists say that identifying the regions and species at greatest risk means conservation efforts can be better targeted.

«Climate change could put rare bat species at greater risk.»

«Climatic changes are threatening highly prized native trout as introduced rainbow trout continue to expand their range and hybridize with native populations through climate - induced «windows of opportunity,» putting many populations and species at greater risk than previously thought,» said project leader and USGS scientist Clint Muhlfeld.

Not exact matches

As a hub for local Asian shipping and global transport, this island city - state is not just the world's busiest port, it's also at the greatest risk of invasion by non-native species.

The scientists also found that migratory freshwater fishes are at greater risk than their marine brethren, which makes sense considering that the avenues of travel available to freshwater species are much more restricted.

Past studies have focused on a single species, place, or industry, she notes, «but this lays everything out on the table... we can start to see overlapping patterns, which will help us identify areas at greatest risk of most extreme change.»

These findings indicate that populations and species that are well adapted to specific local conditions may be at greater risk when exposed to challenges associated with unstable or novel conditions.

Even if the loss of one species does not directly cause knock - on extinctions, the study shows that this leads to simpler ecological communities that are at greater risk of «run - away extinction cascades» with the potential loss of many species.

From the kings of the jungle to the boreal giants, the world's greatest trees are at risk from climate change, deforestation and invasive species

«Our findings can help prioritize areas and species that might be at greater risk of extinction and that might require extra attention, conservation or management — protecting vulnerable species in vulnerable places.»

«These species are increasingly at great risk of disappearing from the Nordic countries, as the Arctic Ocean limits their shift to the north.»

Small ecosystems are more vulnerable to extinctions; their member species are fewer in number and have limited refuge, and so are at statistically greater risk of being eliminated by a single event, whether a hurricane or the introduction of a predatory snake.

Pitch pine forests are at greater risk of attack from the southern pine beetle than forests with a mix of tree species, according to research from Dartmouth College.

Greater sage grouse are listed as endangered in Canada under the Federal Species at Risk Act.

We found that upon closer observation that several of the species being preserved are under great commercial pressure for timber putting them at greater risk of extinction — observations that might be lost in high - level imaging such as those derived from satellites.»

Invasions can happen anywhere that aggressive non-native species are introduced, but the researchers say urban centers like the metropolitan Chicago area are at greater risk.

And global warming is so rapid — as fast as any warming in the past 65 million years — that species already under pressure from habitat loss and overexploitation are at greater risk of extinction.

According to new research, small mammal species native to these forest fragments are at greater risk of dying out than previously thought.

The practice has put some sea cucumber species at high risk of extinction, even in a relatively well - managed area, the Great Barrier Marine Park in Australia.

«These results indicate that protection of natural habitats at a watershed level, including wetlands and forests, will increase the proportion of rare species and reduce the risk of extinction, which is much greater in aquatic than in terrestrial ecosystems,» Passy said.

But a new study indicates that this bird, and 210 other bird species, may be at greater risk than we thought.

The study further concluded that, to a great extent through the designation of SPAs, the Birds Directive has clearly helped those species considered to be most at risk.

Some animal species are at greater risk for cancer, rats being one example.

That's using population trend data and GIS mapping to predict what habitats and species are at greatest risk from climate disruption's inevitable impacts.

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At greater risk is the bat population — which are protected species in the UK.

While opinions differ among scientists over the specific changes global warming will effect, the general consensus is that temperatures will rise 3 - 10 °F statewide by century's end, potentially leading to a drop in rainfall across Southern California; this would put at great risk a variety of animal and plant species that live in the deserts east of Los Angeles.