prey base

collocation in English

meaningsofpreyandbase

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prey
noun[U]
uk
/preɪ/us
/preɪ/
an animal that is hunted and killed for food by ...
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base
adjective
uk
/beɪs/us
/beɪs/
not showing any honour and having ...
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(Definition ofpreyandbasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Generally, western rattlesnakes occupy areas with an abundantpreybase.
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The high potential clutch size allows for a quick response to increases in thepreybase.
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The flexibility of their diets suggests theirpreybaseis not detrimentally affected by bushfires.
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The bobcatpreybaseoverlaps with that of other midsized predators of a similar ecological niche.
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Consequently, most of the wetlands and waterways do not have adequatepreybasefor sustaining otter populations.
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Conservation threats to the species include persecution as a pest animal, environmental degradation and habitat fragmentation, and depletion of theirpreybase.
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Thepreybasethat octopus prefer (crab, clams, scallops, mussels, etc.) will be negatively impacted by ocean acidification, and may decrease in abundance.
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Tigers occasionally wander into the area, but do not have a large enoughpreybaseto make residence in these forests feasible.
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Landscape-level conservation of wilderness habitat and recovery of wild herbivore populations aspreybasefor the tiger will be required.
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Some habitat losses have been offset by the establishment of exotic tree plantations, where this species can nest, but which generally lack a sufficientpreybase.
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Thepreybaseis mostly made up of large predatory fish, challenging the general view by the locals complaining about the crocodile hunting local fish to very low numbers.
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