noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
habitat destruction (= of the natural homes of plants and animals )
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Habitat destruction has reduced elephant herds in central Africa.
wildlife habitats
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the destruction of wildlife habitats
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
critical
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Whereas the endangered species listing is determined solely upon scientific data, economics play a role in deciding critical habitat .
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When critical habitat is designated, it does not mean federal agents in unmarked helicopters start circling private property.
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Basically, if there are no pygmy owls present, a private landowner can turn his critical habitat into a parking lot.
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If the project were determined not to damage critical habitat , then the Corps could move forward.
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At the core of the issue is the determination of critical habitat .
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The Southwest Center folks want to see the jaguar listed and critical habitat designated for the salamander and owl.
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The designation of critical habitat lays at the heart of this battle.
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He argues there are only two exemptions in the Endangered Species Act for not determining critical habitat .
different
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Meadows and woodlands are better looked after, but that still leaves many different habitats that do not have sufficient protection.
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Beetle larvae and adults usually occupy different habitats and rely on different food supplies.
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The mild climate and the many different habitats support a wide variety of birds and flowers, butterflies and moths.
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The richest centres have the most complicated mosaics of different habitat types reflected in topography, soils and vegetation.
important
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The open sea is also an important habitat .
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Her group, Keeping Track, is dedicated to identifying, monitoring, and educating on important wildlife habitat and travel corridors.
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Since then the area has become overgrown with reeds and provides an important habitat for bird life.
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The grazing marshes adjacent to the river are an important wildlife habitat .
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Wet gravel pits are generally recognised as important habitats for wildlife, particularly in view of the increasing drainage of wetlands.
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The most important breeding habitat is lakes or ponds with good marginal vegetation.
native
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Temperatures of up to 84° tolerated in its native habitat , without showing any ill effect.
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It is alleged, however, that R. rostrata is rare even in its native habitat .
natural
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Plantations of exotic non-native trees use up large quantities of water, which can have adverse affects on natural habitats .
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To determine our mating system we need to know our natural habitat and our past.
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Today, hunting is no longer allowed and tourists visit these national parks to view and photograph the wildlife in their natural habitats .
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His natural habitat is the graph, his occupation the computer simulation.
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Their natural habitat is the Amazonian jungle with a high temperature and humidity.
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Some, however, are believed to be original natural habitats .
new
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It will create new natural habitats in reedbeds, grasslands, swamp, saltmarsh, water and woodlands.
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Day-to-day survival adds perhaps less to overall future genetic investment than does populating a new habitat .
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The projects focus on maintaining and protecting the species' habitats , and in some cases establishing them in new habitats.
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The family of dinosaurs, faced with this vast new range of habitats , rose to greatness by exploiting it.
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I know the portents of my new habitat , I have been learning my local lore.
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The trout settled into their new habitat and became relatively wild, dour and more discriminating, some growing to considerable size.
rich
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Malayan barn owls are adapting quickly to this rich habitat and are reproducing much faster than elsewhere.
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There are both native woodland and conifer plantations which gives a rich mosaic of habitats for wildlife.
wide
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It will destroy sites with a wide variety of habitats .
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It boasts a wide range of habitats supporting an impressive variety of plants, birds and butterflies.
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The leopard's spots provided excellent camouflage in the wide range of habitats in which it successfully lived.
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They divide up their waters quite amicably, and each occupies a wide range of habitats , from ponds to estuaries.
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A wide range of habitats and resources was thus available within one or two hours' walk.
■ NOUN
destruction
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Many species are threatened in the wild due to habitat destruction by man and probably over-hunting.
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The mountain Gorilla, a uniquely social animal, is threatened by habitat destruction and poaching.
forest
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With few bears and wolves about these days, elk rule their forest habitat .
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Scientists suggested that the disappearance of the panda's traditional bamboo forest habitat had forced the herbivore to turn meat-eater.
loss
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The long-term implications of these habitat losses for individual species, if the present trends continue, are likely to be disastrous.
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Hunting and habitat loss are the most likely reasons.
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At a recent meeting between the two bodies they agreed that countering habitat loss is a high priority.
wildlife
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It provided grazing land, timber, fruits and fuel, while remaining an undamaged wildlife habitat .
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Her group, Keeping Track, is dedicated to identifying, monitoring, and educating on important wildlife habitat and travel corridors.
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This project will estimate the benefits and costs of wildlife habitats and compare the results using different valuation techniques.
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It also aims to preserve wildlife habitat and agricultural land.
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The grazing marshes adjacent to the river are an important wildlife habitat .
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The city left the natural wash intact, and the area now serves as both flood control and urban wildlife habitat .
■ VERB
create
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Finally, humans create habitats of a kind that may well occur in nature, but not commonly.
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It will create new natural habitats in reedbeds, grasslands, swamp, saltmarsh, water and woodlands.
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By spreading woodchips over the ground, gardeners then create the perfect habitat for fungi of all sorts.
destroy
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Some attacked the fact that faster growth has been environmentally unsound, creating excessive carbon emissions and destroying natural habitats .
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Winning fuel and materials pollutes, consumes energy, destroys habitat .
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The corncrake and marsh fritillary have been the victims of intensive agriculture as ploughing and pesticides destroy habitat and insects.
protect
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These figures emphasise the importance of protecting these coastal habitats .
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The projects focus on maintaining and protecting the species' habitats , and in some cases establishing them in new habitats.
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We will continue to encourage this approach through schemes to protect landscape and habitats of special importance.
provide
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They provide the habitat of a wide variety of species of wading birds.
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These provide suitable habitats for the amphibious species of Echinodorus.
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Since then the area has become overgrown with reeds and provides an important habitat for bird life.
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A single rock in a stream provides at least four habitats .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Ancient habitats such as grasslands, bogs, and wetlands are rapidly disappearing.
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Further building development would threaten valuable badger and red squirrel habitats.
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Suburban gardens can provide habitats for many forms of wildlife.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Any birdwatcher would just look in a range book, look at the description of habitat and start hiking.
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Make a resolution to spend more time in the coming year visiting inspiring wild habitats.
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Not only have tigers doubled in numbers, but other species and habitats have benefited.
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Our supply of iron is divided up among ten billion space habitats, each carrying one million residents.
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Some attacked the fact that faster growth has been environmentally unsound, creating excessive carbon emissions and destroying natural habitats.
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The school site is located in prime pygmy owl habitat .
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Unlike our previous habitats, it had personality.