remnant population

collocation in English

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remnant
noun[C usually plural]
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/ˈrem.nənt/us
/ˈrem.nənt/
a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece ...
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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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Later aremnantpopulationthat escaped the hunt was left alone and it began to increase.
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Theremnantpopulationfinally surrendered only after setting their city on fire.
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This river is also unique because it still harbors a pre-glacialremnantpopulationof coastal rainbow trout.
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In any case, theremnantpopulationdoubling their numbers by 1930.
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Thatremnantpopulationof a few dozen ferrets lasted there until the animals were considered extinct in the wild in 1987.
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Theremnantpopulationof 4,000 citizens, surrender and set their city on fire.
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Scientists believed that it was extinct, but aremnantpopulationwas discovered in 1986.
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In late 2013, aremnantpopulationwas discovered in the wild after a local tip-off, and 18, including some females, have been moved into captivity.
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There remains aremnantpopulationof the ancient cycad forests which were once home to the giant panda.
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Such changes may be due directly to reduced size of remnant populations, or decreased immigration due to isolation.
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Identifying the effects of biparental inbreeding on individual fitness, and the implications for long-term survival of remnant populations, are research priorities for effective conservation management.
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Thus, it seems that potential exists at this scale of fragmentation (isolation 2 km) for remnant populations to form a network of interacting units linked by gene flow.
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Demographic consequences of inbreeding in remnant populations.
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She raised detailed questions about the action that can be taken not only to protect our remnant populations but, we hope, to help them to recolonise.
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A combination of forest regrowth in abandoned farm lands and improved forest management practices increased available habitat and allowed remnant populations to recover.
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These two species are now thought to be either extinct or remnant populations that are low-tens at best survive.
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By 1911 only about 2000 sea otters remained in 13 small remnant populations, making hunting unprofitable.
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Remnant populations of the snail darter were later located in other streams.
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Remnant populations are now usually restricted to roadsides, travelling stock reserves, cemeteries railway easements and the occasional private landholding.
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