Sentences with phrase «suitable nesting habitat»

Rather than searching for and counting each individual nest, researchers recorded how many oystercatchers they observed within suitable nesting habitat and then modeled the size of the breeding population from this data.

Not exact matches

This is often abandoned after a few years because it is not really suitable for this purpose, but the destruction of forest cover and animal habitat has long - lasting consequences.

We have not seen any large - scale research that shows one approach to be clearly superior to another, however, and we suspect that growers in different regions and habitats have good options for cultivation that are most suitable to those regions and habits.

And this mingling isn't accidental, Gibson argues, noting that the two species are not simply forced together by limitation of suitable habitat.

The environmental impact assessment states that while construction activities may temporarily displace wildlife, ``... it is expected that wildlife species would move to suitable habitat in the vicinity and would not be significantly impacted by short - term construction activities.»

The Veeries» choice to nest in non-native shrubs wasn't bad for them after all — instead, they were just taking advantage of a new suitable habitat.

In fact, it was suspected that the Mediterranean might not be a suitable habitat for dispersing lionfish larvae, the researchers reported in the study.

«The habitats of many chameleon species, and not only, are highly threatened by the ongoing deforestation in Madagascar and we need rapidly to expand our knowledge about the biodiversity, so that suitable conservation measures can be taken,» he stresses.

The negative impact would be that southern fish species are pushed too far south, meaning their numbers will decline because they will not have a suitable habitat to survive in.»

The reintroduction has been hampered by rules that require recapture of wolves who set up territories outside the narrowly defined recovery area and that do not allow release of captive wolves into New Mexico's Gila National Forest, where there's extensive suitable habitat.

No matter how tastefully a Manhattan duplex is decorated, it isn't a suitable habitat for half a dozen Gentoo penguins.

Cubic Feet: 1.3 Suitable Housing For: 1 - 2 Dwarf Hamsters (Campbell Dwarf Hamsters and Winter White Dwarf Hamster pairs generally need more floor space, Roborovski pairs get along better in this cage) Average Price: $ 25 - $ 45 New Pros: Flexible and durable plastic construction, well made accessories, integrated carrier, expandable with additional habitats and accessories Cons: Not suitable for campbell dwarf hamster or winter white dwarf hamster pairs (roborovskis do better), floor space is partially dominated by wheel and tube access to toSuitable Housing For: 1 - 2 Dwarf Hamsters (Campbell Dwarf Hamsters and Winter White Dwarf Hamster pairs generally need more floor space, Roborovski pairs get along better in this cage) Average Price: $ 25 - $ 45 New Pros: Flexible and durable plastic construction, well made accessories, integrated carrier, expandable with additional habitats and accessories Cons: Not suitable for campbell dwarf hamster or winter white dwarf hamster pairs (roborovskis do better), floor space is partially dominated by wheel and tube access to tosuitable for campbell dwarf hamster or winter white dwarf hamster pairs (roborovskis do better), floor space is partially dominated by wheel and tube access to top level.

Conservation Status The most recent edition of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species listed the Channel Islands slender salamander as of Least Concern since, although its Extent of Occurrence is much less than 5,000 per square kilometer, it is common and occurs in an area of extensive, suitable habitat which appears not to be under threat, it has a presumed large population, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Until breeding space becomes available, unmated individuals use marginal habitats not suitable for breeding.

Polar bears, like other species of wildlife, can not survive without suitable habitat.

Altered fish communities: Warmer lakes and streams will certainly provide more habitat for warmwater species as conditions in northern reaches of the basin become more suitable for warmwater fish and as lakes and streams are vacated by cool - and coldwater species.91 Habitat for coldwater fish, though not expected to disappear, will shrink substantially, though it could also expand in some areas, such as Lake Superior.

More recently, wildlife researchers are documenting sharp declines in this aerial insectivore's prey base; even where suitable habitat exists, there may not be enough food.

Its success isn't guaranteed in the new areas — the majestic raptor will still have to find suitable food and nesting habitat.

Projected incursions inland of suitable climate may not be matched by the expansion of favored habitat, with one exception — the Great Lakes.

The loss of the treeless tundra will greatly reduce suitable habitat area for species such as the Siberian crane, which requires open ground to nest.

Most are fruit bats: Insectivorous bats don't find suitable habitat in the city because they don't do well in the urban sprawl.

Areas of high human influence that overlapped with suitable habitat were not considered tiger habitat.