Sentences with phrase «thrive as a species»

In that time we learned to thrive as a species without grains (or else we wouldn't be here).

We thrived as a species for quite a few years (tens of thousands!)

Not exact matches

We take care of others as they have taken care of us so we all thrive and perpetuate the species.

Diversity within the species creates what the scientists call a «portfolio effect,» named for its resemblance to a diversified investment portfolio: Some salmon stocks do better under certain conditions, whereas others thrive under different constraints, but the fishery as a whole remains stable.

Sites where the atlas shows a baseline clear - sky brightness equivalent to twilight or a half - illuminated moon are probably excluded as habitats for specialist species that need the true cover of darkness to survive and thrive.»

Fishing communities can survive — and even thrive — as fish abundance and market prices shift if they can catch a variety of species and nimbly move from one fishery to the next.

If a dominant species can thrive in a warmer environment and wipe out other species, climate change could significantly reduce the diversity of species in our lakes as well.

These rare bandicoots, and numerous other animals and plants, once thrived in the region, but have declined dramatically as a result of land clearance and the introduction of species such as cats, rabbits and foxes.

Two dozen species thrived in its waters, including caviar - rich sturgeon, pike perch, and silver carp, known locally as fat tongue.

«Obesity as defined by human standards may be healthy or even necessary for this species to thrive and reproduce,» says Rivet.

Scientists are also exploring assisted migration, a controversial topic in ecology where species are moved from a place they currently thrive in to places they might survive as the globe warms.

In some instances, the tiny fungi and bacteria constrain where offspring can grow, but in higher elevations — where the species is headed as the climate warms — a less robust soil microbiome seems to create conditions where baby trees can thrive upslope.

It stresses that conservation works, pointing out that wetlands species, such as ducks, are thriving thanks to extensive protective legislation for those regions.

As species are lost from once - complex food webs, there's an intermediate zone where bacteria - friendly species thrive, Morris and colleagues propose online December 7 in Science Advances.

The general public and politicians are quick to blame pollution for these increases, as the HAB species are plants that thrive on the nutrients contained in sewage and other pollutants.

Sauther said the fact that ring - tailed lemurs are ecologically adaptable and capable of surviving and thriving in harsh habitats is an indication that many other lemur species in Madagascar — as many as three - quarters of the roughly 100 species that reside there — are in dire straits.

A warming global climate may favor species that don't intimately depend on ice that floats on the sea to hunt or are more versatile in what they can eat as well as those able to thrive in higher temperatures.

For millions of years, nine species of large, flightless birds known as moas (Dinornithiformes) thrived in New Zealand.

As people left their homes in Bodie and no one else moved in, the houses became havens for species that thrive in the void, such as deer mice, snakes, lizards, and the red - shafted flicker, a kind of woodpecker that punches holes for its nests in the buildingAs people left their homes in Bodie and no one else moved in, the houses became havens for species that thrive in the void, such as deer mice, snakes, lizards, and the red - shafted flicker, a kind of woodpecker that punches holes for its nests in the buildingas deer mice, snakes, lizards, and the red - shafted flicker, a kind of woodpecker that punches holes for its nests in the buildings.

Caves serve as fascinating evolutionary laboratories and are home to a variety of species, many of which have converged on adaptations allowing them to thrive underground.

invasive species (also known as aliens) A species that is found living, and often thriving, in an ecosystem other than the one in which it evolved.

The heat - loving reptiles could thrive as the Earth gets hotter, growing not just in numbers but also in species variety, say British and U.S researchers in a new study.

And as their host species» habitats and life cycles are disturbed, these diseases may be given increased opportunity to thrive.

As you might imagine, most species of fish don't thrive when being raised in extremely cramped pens, fed commercial feed, and treated with pesticides, antibiotics and other chemicals.

This is due in part to the flora (microbes) in your gut adjusting — different species will thrive on different foods, and as they change, they affect your taste buds and cravings.

The right of non-human nature and all its species, wild or domesticated, to survive and thrive in the conditions in which they have evolved, along with respect for the «community of life» as a whole.

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.

It's important to start with the physiology of a dog as a canine species and what this species needs to thrive, not just survive for awhile.

When people understand species - specific pet behaviors, it becomes easier to teach pets how to thrive as indoor members of a human family.

Feral cats, also called communitycats, are the same species as pet cats, live in groups called colonies, and can thrive in every landscape.

While some tropical species can and do enjoy some animal protein as an occasional treat, most will thrive on a diet of properly supplemented dark, leafy greens.

Still, pellets should never be the only food that parrots eat, as even species - specific pellet formulas do not have everything a bird needs to thrive.

The reef itself presents a variety of options to witness our thriving coral gardens and marine species such as diving along the reef walls or exploring the cuts.

Once overgrown with non-native plants and other invasive species, the cave is now thriving with nearly 5,000 native and Polynesian plants that were reintroduced using fossil record as a guide of what to plant.

The removal of rodents and feral cats will allow these precious animals and other native species, such as the Floreana Mockingbird and the Vermilion Flycatcher, to be reintroduced to their historical home island where they can roam free, while species currently present, like the Galapagos Petrel, will be able to thrive without the need for annual control of rats and cats in their nesting area.

Human nature dictates that perfection is simply a fantastical thought, and while this appears as a curse, nothing can be exactly right to a species that thrives on progression and development.

Many species of flora and mushrooms thrive throughout the region due to the many water sources such as Lake Floria.

At least one past global hot spell widely attributed to a natural spike in greenhouse gases, the Paleocene - Eocene Thermal Maximum 55.8 million years ago, appeared to cause a mass die - off of some marine plankton, but other forms thrived, as did mammals and other terrestrial species, specialists on that period say.

If several important species of plankton thrive as a result of more carbon dioxide, that's fabulous.

With coastal vegetation's improvement of water quality by filtering becoming more evident, it is also necessary to point out how young fish very often use these nursery areas to thrive; storms are buffered and even how many other (species such as manatee) are dependent on these habitats.

I know it will take massive change for us as a species to survive let alone thrive in the converging global crisis around climate, food, water, fuel and the economy.

As Craig has pointed out, we know that species not only survived at warmer temperatures, they thrived.

The situation for foraminifera was similarly complex, as some thrived even while anoxia wiped out the deep - ocean species.

The Galapagos has one of the most fragile ecosystems in the world, as the species that have survived and thrived there for centuries have struck a delicate equilibrium.

Tremendous waste ensues because, in the case of shrimpers, no one wants to eat any of the other species that thrive in the Gulf of Mexico and are often caught as bycatch while trawling for shrimp.

It's true that sales can attract the kind of personalities that are given to aggressive and manipulative techniques to achieve the end goal, as well as the kind of egos that can grow to immeasurable sizes, but there are also those, in sales, who thrive on the one on one interaction with others of our species.