Sentences with phrase «terrestrial habitats»

Pre-construction studies of raptor behavior should not be limited to migration issues but should be comprehensive and include not only the risk associated with direct turbine strikes and possible avoidance behavior, but also terrestrial habitat degradation and its effects on nesting and wintering raptors, as well as the effect of such degradation on migrating raptors» roosting needs.

«The potential of this tool to characterize single and multiple species populations in aquatic and terrestrial habitats appears to be unlimited.»

Perhaps not really surprising considering these mountains encompass a diversity of terrestrial habitats which vary widely in geology and soil, exposure time and microclimatic conditions.

Lonyumun Lake drowned many terrestrial habitats, such as forests and grasslands.

Eighty percent of the world's known terrestrial plant and animal species can be found in forests, and tropical rainforests are home to more species than any other terrestrial habitat.

They considered all the main issues affecting penguin populations including; terrestrial habitat degradation, marine pollution, fisheries bycatch and resource competition, environmental variability, climate change and toxic algal poisoning and disease.

However, available palaeontological data indicate that the tympanic middle ear most likely evolved in the Triassic period, approximately 100 million years after the transition of the vertebrates from an aquatic to a terrestrial habitat during the Early Carboniferous.

Countries with developing or emerging economies are eligible to apply for GEF funding to help them to protect biodiversity and marine and terrestrial habitats, and to adapt to climate change.

Carrion flies — which include blowflies (family Calliphoridae) and flesh flies (family Sarcophagidae)-- live around the world in virtually every terrestrial habitat occupied by vertebrates.

The heavy use has impacted the terrestrial habitats and is beginning to impact the undersea environments.

Since our recent birding tours have been restricted to the terrestrial habitats on San Juan Island, we will only cover the land - based birds in this bird - watching report.

The scientists noted that over much of the polar bear's range, terrestrial habitats are already occupied by grizzly bears.

Despite great biological diversity, throughout the entire South Pacific less than 0.1 percent of terrestrial habitats have any form of protection.