human alteration

collocation in English

meaningsofhumanandalteration

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human
adjective
uk
/ˈhjuː.mən/us
/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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alteration
noun
uk
/ˌɒl.təˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑːl.t̬əˈreɪ.ʃən/
a change, usually a slight change, in the appearance, character, or structure ...
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(Definition ofhumanandalterationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This intervention on the male body as a covenantal symbol was a statement of human faith andhumanalterationagainst powerful instinctual response.
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The deterioration of the epidemiological environment thus appears to be exacerbated byhumanalterationof the climate.
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Humanalterationof the landscape, primarily through fragmentation, has the potential to alter important cross-boundary subsidies to increasingly isolated habitat patches.
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One of the reasons for increased expansion is due tohumanalteration.
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This may arise fromhumanalterationof habitats enabling related allopatric species to overlap.
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It has responded well tohumanalterationof the landscape and is a common sight in urban lawns, parks, and gardens.
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Humanalterationof landscapes from natural vegetation (e.g. wilderness) to any other use typically results in habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation, all of which can have devastating effects on biodiversity.
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Threats to this species include grazing, recreation, natural flooding and human alterations in water regimes, and horticultural collecting of the bulbs and flowers.
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The valley owes its special appearance to both its natural shape and human alterations.
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Human alterations have occurred in different phases, including the period prior to industrialization.
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