breeding area

collocation in English

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breeding
noun[U]
uk
/ˈbriː.dɪŋ/us
/ˈbriː.dɪŋ/
the keeping of animals or plants in order to breed ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofbreedingandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unless the traps themselves are to become abreedingarea, the fruit containing larvae must be removed before the larvae attain maturity and pupate.
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I believe that it has been argued that harbour porpoises do not have a sufficiently identifiablebreedingarea.
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The withdrawal of these grants will mean using the good land as abreedingarea, which would surely be a great misuse of the land.
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Advice relating to grey seal populations has been obtained for each majorbreedingarea.
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I say that to him as somebody who has had a long experience of living in a sheepbreedingareaand who breeds sheep himself.
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It has also become a major nesting andbreedingareafor waterfowl.
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Together with the adjacent reed marshes it is an importantbreedingareafor waterfowl.
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Both submersed and riparian vegetation is rich, and the sound is an importantbreedingareafor wildlife and fish.
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Males make a short trilling sound while floating in water after heavy rains, which flood thebreedingarea, from late winter through to autumn.
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It favours posts on which both male and female can rest and survey thebreedingarea: these can be fenceposts, small trees, or rocky outcrops.
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The site is a richbreedingareafor birds.
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A survey conducted in 2013 estimated a population of 84 adult birds by counting burrow activity over half the island'sbreedingarea.
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The island is also an importantbreedingareafor many bird species.
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In addition, heavy rainfall must cause enough flooding to lift the darters into thebreedingarea.
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The shores of the lake are thebreedingareafor many bird species.
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Young birds are known to disperse up to 5,000km mi from theirbreedingarea.
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It is also an importantbreedingareafor common terns, and a feeding area for marsh harriers.
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The male's song is unknown, but unidentified nightjar calls heard in thebreedingareainclude a rapid churring and a knocking sound.
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The northern limit of theirbreedingareadepends on the presence of waters that are free of sea ice during the breeding season.
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This exhibit would also be fully outdoors and equipped for over a dozen penguins with a behind-the-scenesbreedingarea.
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