prime habitat

collocation in English

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prime
adjective[before noun]
uk
/praɪm/us
/praɪm/
main or ...
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habitat
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/us
/ˈhæb.ə.tæt/
the natural environment in which an animal or plant ...
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(Definition ofprimeandhabitatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The refuge was primarily set aside to protectprimehabitatfor various species of birds and particularly waterfowl.
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Pool and bar formation by log jams also providesprimehabitatfor riparian forests.
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It protects pockets of old-growth forest,primehabitatfor the marbled murrelet.
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Infested trees are prone to heartwood decay, which providesprimehabitatfor sapsuckers to carve nesting holes.
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The reserves represent 1,300 hectares ofprimehabitatmanaged for the benefit of wildlife and supporting local and regional biodiversity.
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However, the widespread use of pingers along coastlines effectively excludes cetaceans such as porpoises fromprimehabitatand resources.
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Throughout the breeding season, inprimehabitatterritories are held by mated pairs and single males looking for a partner.
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Based on distance between sightings and remainingprimehabitat, any remaining populations are probably small and geographically fragmented.
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The plants also create aprimehabitatfor mosquitos, the classic vectors of disease, and a species of snail known to host a parasitic flatworm which causes schistosomiasis (snail fever).
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Placement of poles inprimehabitator along migration routes has caused higher mortality, and rates increase late in the summer during fledging when young, inexperienced birds proliferate.
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With livestock gone, grasslands are producing more and better quality food for a range of herbivores, which have access toprimehabitatand can roam freely without fences.
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There are serious threats to our remaining prime habitats; no fewer than 30 estuaries are threatened by projected developments.
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