Sentences with phrase «such low population densities»

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One confounding factor, cautions geographer Margaret Skutsch of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Morelia, is that many remaining indigenous territories are in remote, humid tropical forests with low population densities, meaning that lack of development pressure, rather than effective management, may explain why such forests have remained standing.

«Given the likelihood that the California sea lion population is approaching carrying capacity, density - dependent effects such as food limitation (and stranding) of pups may be a long - term consequence of a rebuilt sea lion population during periods of low abundance of high - quality forage,» the scientists wrote.

In 2008 a federal recovery plan stated that the white abalone «was driven to such low levels during the height of the commercial fishery that adults do not occur in high enough densities to successfully reproduce, contributing to repeated recruitment failure and an effective population size near zero.»

For this reason, this type of rainwater harvesting system is particularly recommendable in districts with high population densities, such as (in Barcelona) Sants, Verdun, Sagrada Família, Sant Antoni or el Guinardó, whose consumption of resources per m3 is up to 40 % lower than that of districts like Pedralbes, Sarrià, la Clota, el Bon Pastor, Vall d'Hebron or Vallvidrera.

In California, both NME and pertussis clusters were associated with factors characteristic of high socioeconomic status such as lower population density; lower average family size; lower percentage of racial or ethnic minorities; higher percentage of high school, college, or graduate school graduates; higher median household income; and lower percentage of families in poverty.

Tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, however, have devastating consequences when they hit land due to a combination of factors such as a low - lying and flat coastal terrain, a shallow ocean floor, and a high population density of surrounding countries.

The effect appeared to hold even after researchers accounted for risk factors such as greater gun ownership and lower population density.

Because they were analyzing data at the state level, not detailed data on each individual, they also had to take into consideration other factors that could explain high or low scores such as population density and parental education.

Insurance providers do their best to gauge each individual policy holder's potential risk; and since risk to a vehicle tends to be significantly lower in rural areas and places where population density is low, it's easier to understand how even large, national insurance providers are able to offer such bargains here.

The use of poison baits can reduce cat density, but even low levels of cat predation can exterminate threatened mammal populations, such as when cats killed at least seven bilbies reintroduced outside the Arid Recovery reserve in South Australia.

Belize is a country with a low population density, home to dazzling natural landscapes such as beaches, islands, jungles, rainforests, and mountains.

According to David Marlett, Appalachian State University's insurance expert, and Powell, North Carolina drivers enjoy low priced auto insurance premiums because of multiple reasons such as low population density, good roads and traffic law enforcement.

Insurance providers do their best to gauge each individual policy holder's potential risk; and since risk to a vehicle tends to be significantly lower in rural areas and places where population density is low, it's easier to understand how even large, national insurance providers are able to offer such bargains here.