forest fragment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofforestandfragment
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forest
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈfɒr.ɪst/us/ˈfɔːr.ɪst/
a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and ...
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fragment
noun[C]
uk/ˈfræɡ.mənt/us/ˈfræɡ.mənt/
a small piece or a part, especially when broken from ...
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(Definition offorestandfragmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thisforestfragmenthas been isolated from neighbouring areas of forest for more than 20 y, principally by areas of cattle pasture.
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We studied the feeding encounters between these two species in a smallforestfragment, and discuss the conditions under which these episodes occur.
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In the 25-y-old pasture, we established five parallel transects separated by 100 m, perpendicular to theforestfragmentedge.
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It is possible that some species may be restricted to using theforestfragmentthey inhabit and their persistence will thus be affected by diminished resources and populations.
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There was no effect of isolation on haplotype diversity and no relationship between any measures of genetic diversity andforestfragmentsize or estimated butterfly population size.
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To date, there have been 81 vascular epiphyte species recorded on the upper trunk and tree branches in thisforestfragmentand 101 species including the surrounding landscape.
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One of the recaptured males, a subadult, left hisforestfragmenta few times to explore neighbouring forest patches, but always returned to his core area.
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Plots (10 x 10 m) were established on transects at 30, 80, 130, 180, 380, 430, 480, 530 and 580 m from the edge of theforestfragment.
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Theforestfragmentis about 15.6km2 sqmi and is surrounded by secondary forest growing in areas previously cut for rice cultivation (known locally as "savoka").
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Solitary tinamous were found to persist in numbers in aforestfragmentof 1500 acres where they were not originally found.
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Amazonian forests are being rapidly cleared, and the remaining forest fragments appear unusually vulnerable to fire.
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The study farms were within 2 km of 10-20-ha primary forest fragments.
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Changes in the frugivorous bat community may have indirect consequences on both the demographic and the genetic structures of plant populations inside forest fragments.
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We selected four study sites in each of two states, namely rain forest fragments and continuous rain forest.
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Overall, this area is characterized by forest fragments interspersed within a matrix of deforested territory unsuitable for vipers.
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Unlike the lemurs, this species can cross the gaps between isolated forest fragments and helps to ensure exchange between plant populations.
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