forage species

collocation in English

meaningsofforageandspecies

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forage
noun[U or C]
uk
/ˈfɒr.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈfɔːr.ɪdʒ/
food grown for horses and ...
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species
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/us
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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(Definition offorageandspeciesfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, socio-economic and cultural factors, including stakeholders' participation, need to be considered along with applied research results when recommendingforagespeciesfor farmers' adoption.
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It must be emphasized that evaluation offoragespeciesis an ongoing activity in several research institutions in different regions of the developing world.
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Parasite transmission in plankton-feedingforagespecies, primarily capelin, and top-level predators, including cod, was probably interrupted.
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Climate change and a move to less intensive grassland production may involve widening the range offoragespeciesused in those temperate grasslands which presently rely on ryegrasses.
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To accomplish this, adequate water must be available, with proper fencing, desirableforagespeciesestablished, better grazing management practice and the grasslands properly fertilised.
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It is common in pillows, especially those that are unimproved or overgrazed, and degrades the quality of the pasture by competing with desiredforagespecies.
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The growth habit of someforagespecies, such as alfalfa, does not permit their survival under continuous grazing.
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However, because there are fewer species of forage fish compared to predator fish,foragespeciesfisheries are the largest in the world.
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It is an importantforagespeciesfor many pelagic predators, such as cephalopods, common dolphins, and albacore.
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This has resulted in the degradation of mountain pastures and the extinction of valuableforagespeciesand medicinal plants.
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They are adapted to inhospitable environments that do not support many otherforagespecies.
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Ranchers have considered the plant to be both an adequateforagespeciesand a worthless nuisance species.
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It is a palatableforagespeciesbut occurs at low densities.
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Some fisheries use knowledge of these patterns to harvest theforagespeciesas they come together to spawn, removing the fish before they have actually spawned.
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