| 单词 | habitat |
| 释义 | habitat (hæbɪtæt ) Word forms: habitats variable noun The habitat of an animal or plant is the natural environment in which it normally lives or grows. In its natural habitat, the hibiscus will grow up to 25ft. Few countries have as rich a diversity of habitat as South Africa. Synonyms: home, environment, surroundings, element Collocations: damage the habitat And who damages the habitat? Times, Sunday Times It would threaten the welfare of migratory fish and destroy tidal flats and saltmarsh, damaging the habitat of rare birds including the shelduck, teal, pintail, dunlin and redshank. Times, Sunday Times Recreational activity such as the use of off-road vehicles damages the habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She added that the grounding may have damaged the habitat of green turtles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The researchers found that 68% of visitors believed the horses were damaging the habitat of the island, there was no consensus on a solution to the problem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wild gamebirds such as grouse and grey partridge need similar protection if they're to thrive, as well as habitat management. Times, Sunday Times The report attributes the recovery of wildlife to 'species protection active targeted conservation, habitat management ... reduction in hunting pressure, protection from persecution and the phasing out of certain toxic chemicals'. Times, Sunday Times With a shift towards this form of sustainable beekeeping and habitat management we can give the colonies time to grow stronger. Times, Sunday Times Furthermore, efforts must be put toward habitat management, specifically the control of forest fires and livestock overgrazing of grasses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other conservation measures are focusing on research, habitat management, education, and recruiting the help of private landowners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If anything, it argues for wide-scale habitat protection wherever possible. The Times Literary Supplement While on the council, she was a supporter of regional fish habitat protection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The organization provides educational resources, historical information, and outreach on threatened species and habitat protection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The organizations efforts include habitat protection, ecosystem restoration, collaborations with private lands owners, government agencies and non-profit organizations, and installation of artificial burrows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Population surveys and behavioural research are being undertaken in order to be able to provide better habitat protection and improved management of riverbank vegetation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We must turn our minds to conservation and habitat restoration. Times, Sunday Times But pollution controls, habitat restoration and reintroduction programmes have resulted in the species clawing its way back. Times, Sunday Times On top of this, incentives are provided through countryside stewardship grants to encourage beetle banks, hay meadows, habitat restoration and the planting of woods. Times, Sunday Times Events include riverside cleanups, habitat restoration, nature walks, paddle trips, school projects, art displays, music festivals, and parades. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Suggested conservation work for the future includes habitat restoration and predator population control. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As their numbers continue to rise and their habitat shrinks, the result could be mass starvation. Times, Sunday Times Previous research has in fact shown that fireflies are put at risk as their habitat shrinks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As more species face extinction, natural habitat shrinks and climate-driven anxiety spreads, the innate human desire to find unknown creatures appears to be intensifying. Times, Sunday Times Given that repetition and variation are defining characteristics of folklore, the internet has proved an ideal habitat for it to hybridize and thrive. The Times Literary Supplement Some abandoned industrial sites turn out to be an ideal habitat for insects and plants for whom the modern countryside has become inhospitable. The Times Literary Supplement The ideal habitat for leopards. Times, Sunday Times Thou shalt leave a messy bit: a pile of logs, long grass and fallen leaves are an ideal habitat for beneficial wildlife, providing somewhere to shelter, hibernate and reproduce. Times, Sunday Times This makes for an ideal habitat for crappie, sunfish and largemouth bass. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's also walking with wolves and efforts to improve the habitat of water voles. The Sun These plants further improve the habitat and help the adaptation of larger vascular plants like shrubs, or even medium- or large-sized trees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He indicated that the zoo planned to improve her habitat and was considering adding a companion to her exhibit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Herbicide applications have been used to improve the habitat for the turtles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It began to recover after the chemicals were banned and humans helped to improve their habitats. Times,Sunday Times Fishing leaders responded angrily, accusing the group of putting fishermen at risk and doing more damage to marine habitat than the trawlers do. Times,Sunday Times There's also an indoor marine habitat that serves as home to more than 150 varieties of sea life. Globe and Mail In previous years the school's trip has involved scuba diving and marine habitat exploration. The Sun Facultative marine fungi normally occupy terrestrial or freshwater habitats but are capable of living or even sporulating in a marine habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was some damage to the underwater marine habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And so finally my opportunity to taste the true, the real, the holy laksa in its natural habitat had come. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Watch aquatic creatures in their natural habitat. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Plant science can help farmers to increase yields on the same size of fields, thus protecting biodiversity and the natural habitat. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The environmental damage is not confined to the loss of the natural habitat of elephants and other animals. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Many of these women eschew any publicity, and are photographed only rarely - and in their own natural habitat. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The beetles would move away for lack of preferred habitat and the suckers rise. Times, Sunday Times We strike out on a muddy path into woodland, the fox's preferred habitat. Times,Sunday Times Motorways are the preferred habitat for this car, its suspension engineered for relaxed high-speed cruising. Times, Sunday Times From 1976 to 2001, the average size of bamboo forest patch—the panda's preferred habitat—shrunk by around 24 percent, only recovering by 1.8 percent in the years since. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Areas in their preferred habitat are being converted to agricultural use and increases in wind turbines and power lines are also taking a toll on the species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to preserve their habitat, many intermediate tracks have been closed to allow regrowth of the foliage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without agreed effort by local business and private land owners to preserve the habitat, actually doing so will be proven to be difficult. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are vital to preserve the habitat and the wildlife and to provide public education and recreation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His enthusiasm was always for studying them, and having done that, seeking to conserve their stocks and preserve their habitats. Times, Sunday Times She added solar panelling to her house and worked to preserve the habitats of local wildlife. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In some cases, shrubs have invaded areas where they were naturally excluded in the pristine habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead of the pristine habitats and unspoilt wildernesses of the 1979 series, it aims to show the monumental scale of humanity's impact on nature. Times,Sunday Times He urged ecologists to study human-stressed areas along with the pristine habitats they then preferred. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wilderness areas have been established around the country to ensure long-term protection of pristine habitats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, many amphibian declines or extinctions have occurred in pristine habitats where the above effects are not likely to occur. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To conserve argali and protect their habitat, the researchers need to understand where the animals graze and the extent of their home range. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One voter spoke of being ordered by officials to erect special fencing to protect a habitat for great crested newts. Times, Sunday Times Humans can help to protect the habitat of the dollar sunfish by managing the aquatic vegetation in the rivers and reservoirs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Radar will sweep the space around each habitat mapping the trajectory of debris and other man-made objects and allowing corrective actions to be taken to protect the habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some anglers choose to devote their non-fishing time to studying certain species and protecting their habitats. Times, Sunday Times Enjoy your protected habitat, little ground-dwellers. Times,Sunday Times The refuge provides a protected habitat for migratory waterfowl, other birds, and endangered species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some species of bird become flightless during an annual wing moult and must seek a protected habitat with a reliable food supply during that time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Proposed crimes include 'taking or damaging' of wild flowers, damage to protected habitats and trading in ozone-depleting substances. The Sun They found that bans would result in surfeits of adult fish and larvae, some of which would swim from protected habitats into adjacent unprotected waters. Times,Sunday Times These provide a habitat for specialist farmland species, from nesting bumblebees, hibernating dormice, sheltering grey partridges to breeding butterfly and insect-hunting bats across otherwise open countryside. Times,Sunday Times The waters also provide a habitat for a wide variety of fish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The forests also provide a habitat for spat settlement and development of oyster species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The deep cliffs provide a habitat for four species of endangered bats as well as several rare and endangered plant species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sea grass carpets found at numerous locations, provide a habitat and an ideal place for fish to spawn. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We created a range of habitats and controlled foxes; in response hare numbers increased more than tenfold from 1992 to 2000. Times, Sunday Times With no predators of its own, megalodon ruled a dictatorship, dominating a cosmopolitan range of habitats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have also adapted to a wide range of habitats, from the rainforest to very dry and arid places. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With a range of habitats, including reedbeds, open water and woodland, it attracts many butterflies, moths, damselflies and dragonflies. Times, Sunday Times The discovery, described as 'breaking all the paradigms of reef science', means that scientists will have to reexamine the range of habitats in which reefs can develop. Times, Sunday Times The total destruction from the grounding included 5,805 square meters of living corals and injury to 75,000 square meters of reef habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are also threatened by the degradation and destruction of their coral reef habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are also threatened by the degradation of their coral reef habitat by human development, and by destructive fishing practices such as dynamiting or poisoning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although still relatively common and widely distributed, this species faces continuing degradation of its coral reef habitat throughout its range, from development and destructive fishing practices using cyanide or dynamite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fishing also impacts the reef through increased pollution from boats, by-catch of unwanted species (such as dolphins and turtles) and reef habitat destruction from trawling, anchors and nets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was established in 1965 to protect and restore habitat for waterfowl production, sandhill cranes, and other wildlife. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Consequently, from time to time, certain trails or hill climb areas may be fenced off or closed in an effort to protect wildlife and restore habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also want farmers paid to manage areas, a sites inventory and more done to restore habitats. The Sun Develop and implement strategies to protect and restore habitats and species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These practices will help to reduce nutrient loadings downstream, improve water quality, and restore habitats while still maintaining agricultural productivity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Conservation efforts include keeping people away from sensitive habitat, performing research, and planting more individuals in the habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each facility, however, can range from 5 to 10 square miles in size, making it difficult to accommodate projects on ecologically sensitive habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Diverse natural areas and ecologically sensitive habitats make up the rest of the holdings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Desire paths sometimes cut through sensitive habitats and off-limit areas, threatening wildlife and park security. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That line may cut through ecologically sensitive habitats such as wetlands and forests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without these refuges providing a steady source of old-growth species, those species will eventually disappear, even if suitable habitat returns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It says there are critically low numbers of breeding pairs in areas of suitable habitat. Times, Sunday Times It returned in 1947 and now numbers more than 1,300 pairs because of work carried out by conservation groups to provide suitable habitat. Times, Sunday Times About 54 per cent could expand their range as the climate changed, but a lack of suitable habitat or difficulty in moving could prevent this. Times, Sunday Times They found that each species would, on average, have to move an average of 340 miles (547km) to find suitable habitat. Times, Sunday Times Rodents have adapted to almost every terrestrial habitat, from cold tundra (where they live under snow) to hot deserts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It grows in moist and wet terrestrial habitat, and in shallow water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Terrestrial habitat preferences of adult arroyo southwestern toads. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It grows in moist terrestrial habitat, such as mountain meadows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The river drains hugely diverse terrestrial habitat types ranging from grasslands, mountains and karoo to dessert. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Illegal loggings, poaching and exploitation of oil threaten this habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In all, 91 per cent of threatened habitats in this country are in 'unfavourable condition'. Times, Sunday Times Critics claim that the construction will decrease the number of visitors to the park, and threaten the habitat and feeding grounds of the local elk population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Land and beachfront development threaten habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Last year, results from a four-year study suggested that plastic pollution leads to an increased risk of infection in coral reefs, threatening the habitat of many marine species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Adults have a unique colour, not looking like anything else in any tropical habitat known. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The flight period extends to the whole year in the tropical habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without this tropical habitat, many of these products would be reduced in our market. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Highlighting variety within tropical habitats. Times, Sunday Times More than 1,500 species of plants have been recorded in a range of tropical habitats including mangrove, monsoon forest, tropical grassland and woodland. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her works combine the traditions of body art, extreme performance art and human factors with underwater habitat and professional diving technologies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have been used almost exclusively for research and exploration, but in recent years at least one underwater habitat has been provided for recreation and tourism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has not only impacted the underwater habitat, but also the livelihoods of the local people who depend on fishing as their main source of income. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They warned that deep-water trawls had a devastating effect on some fragile underwater habitats. Times, Sunday Times Most early underwater habitats lacked regenerative systems for air, water, food, electricity, and other resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I trust the file store area has now been preserved as a rich wetland habitat. Times, Sunday Times A second map shows the quantity of wetland habitat surviving today and areas where they can best be recreated over the next 50 years. Times, Sunday Times The plant grows in wetland habitat such as seeps, mudflats, and marshes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Issues in focus include the loss of wetland habitat, the degradation of water quality, drought, and water rights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It grows in many types of wetland habitat, in and out of the water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A steady loss of wildlife habitat will be an inevitable result. Times, Sunday Times Thereafter, all defence schemes had to protect wildlife habitat and as a result many were compromised. Times, Sunday Times However, the report notes that many rich countries destroyed much of their wildlife habitat before 1970. Times, Sunday Times The report blames intensive farming, pollution of rivers and streams, development destroying wildlife habitat and climate change for the declines. Times,Sunday Times The loss of 97 per cent of wildflower meadows over the past century meant verges had become more important as wildlife habitat, he added. Times, Sunday Times Previously it had blamed loss of woodland habitat for the bird's decline. Times, Sunday Times The plant may also be found in grass-dominated parts of pinyon-juniper woodland habitat and other open woodlands. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It lives in forest and woodland habitat, including degraded areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can be found in scrub and woodland habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can be found in forest and woodland habitat, and a variety of open habitat types. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 生长环境 Japanese: 生息環境 |
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