degraded habitat

collocation in English

meaningsofdegradeandhabitat

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degrade
verb
uk
/dɪˈɡreɪd/us
/dɪˈɡreɪd/
to cause people to feel that they or other people have no value and do not have the respect or good opinion ...
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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 ofdegradeandhabitatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is unknown, however, if the species can persist in a modified ordegradedhabitat.
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Deforestation and associated erosion in the early 20th century resulted in adegradedhabitatfor wildlife.
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It is known from cloud forests and several types of disturbed anddegradedhabitat.
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The plant is very limited in distribution and today exists only indegradedhabitaton these two small islands.
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Later studies have concluded that it actually prefersdegradedhabitat.
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The upper 8 mi of the river have lower water flow than the lower 4 mi, and suffer fromdegradedhabitat.
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Prior to this the river had been impaired by contaminated fish tissue (mercury) anddegradedhabitat (sediment and suspended solids) exceeding its total maximum daily load.
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Beard considered the thorn woodland seasonal formation to be a highlydegradedhabitatcreated by heavy grazing and intensive agricultural practices.
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In degraded habitats, it also forages on the ground and may even eat soil.
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It can also be found in degraded habitats provided that there are puddles.
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It prefers forest and scrub, but also occurs in degraded habitats such as plantations.
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Its ability to use degraded habitats also aids its survival.
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It is probably dependent on primary forest for a part of its life-cycle, yet it has also been sited in degraded habitats and secondary forest.
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It inhabits mountain streams and nearby areas, and can also be found in degraded habitats.
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It is a nocturnal, arboreal inhabitant of cloud forests that can also be found in forest edge and secondary, degraded habitats.
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Fish produced by these programs would be used in fish farms and to restore natural stocks in degraded habitats.
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The habitat consists of dry and wet forests, degraded habitats and suburban gardens.
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Despite the ability of the species to persist in some degraded habitats, it is thought to have suffered a moderately rapid population decline, and is therefore classified as near threatened.
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It may occur in slightly degraded habitats.
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