human disturbance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhumananddisturbance
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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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disturbance
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈstɜː.bəns/us/dɪˈstɝː.bəns/
something that interrupts someone or makes someone ...
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(Definition ofhumananddisturbancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhuman disturbance
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Invasions by exotic plants, therefore, do occur withouthumandisturbance.
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When shade-tolerant plants are introduced to an area, they can invade forests withouthumandisturbance.
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The forest is primary evergreen rain forest, with no traces of any recenthumandisturbance.
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Little is known about the ecological legacy ofhumandisturbancein tropical ecosystems.
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Higher light conditions in gaps are expected ashumandisturbanceexpands in tropical landscapes.
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Villages are scattered along the roads which thus form ribbons ofhumandisturbance.
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Roads are the main source ofhumandisturbancein these forests, because villages are sited on the roads.
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Most exotic plants are not shadetolerant, however, and depend onhumandisturbanceto invade tropical forests successfully.
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Inset shows areas ofhumandisturbance(black cells) estimated from aerial photographs; each cell represents 1 km2.
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The causes of desertion were not always clear, buthumandisturbancewas probably the primary cause within the rubber plantation.
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Remaining forest areas are subject to varying levels ofhumandisturbancefrom selective timber cutting, rattan harvesting and hunting.
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In general, it is found that invasibility positively correlates withhumandisturbance, and that undisturbed tropical forests harbour few exotic species.
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The six mature-forest sites of this study represent both the situation precedinghumandisturbance, and the theoretical endpoint of secondary forest succession.
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The expected negative influence ofhumandisturbanceon nematode occurrence seemed to be compensated by greater crop diversity, mainly near the towns.
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Small mammals were selected as the main study group, and surveys were undertaken across four habitat types that represented varying levels ofhumandisturbance.
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A detailed plan of the underground topography with various areas of possiblehumandisturbancewas drawn and used in connection with test pits.
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However, the differences in relative predation pressure and predator assemblages among the habitats in this study show thathumandisturbancecan have marked effects on biotic interactions.
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In managed heathland landscapes, where the vegetation undergoes successional dynamics due to regularhumandisturbanceactivities, a stock of viable seeds is an advantageous regenerative strategy.
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The forest around the station, although largely free ofhumandisturbance, contains patches of second growth in small areas cleared for agriculture in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Therefore, if undisturbed forests are generally less invaded, and exotic species are associated withhumandisturbance, temperate forests should be more impacted by exotic species than tropical forests.
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Sampling was conducted in a 130-ha plot of intact forest with no evidence ofhumandisturbancethat was surrounded by an extensive area of selectively logged forest.
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It is of coursehumandisturbancethat destroys the fauna in these wild areas.
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It is threatened byhumandisturbance.
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Threats arehumandisturbanceand habitat loss.
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It showed a clear correlation between the inability of golden plover to establish territories andhumandisturbance.
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