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10:12 Feb 5, 2009 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Science - Zoology | |||||
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4 +1 | dramatic decline in its range |
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4 | dramatic contraction of its (distribution) range |
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dramatic decline in its range Explanation: or massive decline , as here: This once widespread butterfly has undergone a massive decline in its range and is now only reported from the County Down coast. ... : Northern Ireland's Priority Species & Species of Conservation ... Throughout the United Kingdom, since the 1970s, this butterfly has undergone a dramatic and severe decline. Once considered widespread in Northern Ireland ... www.habitas.org.uk/priority/species.asp?Item=5574 asia « Exit Stage Right According to MARD, the major reason for their dramatic decline is poaching. .... as 50000 in its range, which includes Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, ... exitstageright.wordpress.com/category/asia/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-05 11:27:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The Xerces Society » Conservationists Seek Federal Protection for ... 12 May 2003 ... The butterfly has been wiped out of much of its range in ... of prairie to cropland is the primary reason for the butterfly’s decline. ... www.xerces.org/2003/05/12/conservationists-seek-federal-pro... A-Z of butterflies - Butterfly Conservation This small butterfly is found mainly in heathland where the silvery-blue wings of the males ... It has undergone a major decline through most of its range. ... www.butterfly-conservation.org/Butterfly/32/Butterfly.html?... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-05 12:05:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or distribution range 3 s.m. TS biol., in biogeografia, zona di insediamento di un animale o un vegetale http://old.demauroparavia.it/8135 South Dakota Ecological Services Field Office: American Burying Beetle 18 Sep 2008 ... In the 1980s, entomologists documented the decreasing abundance of the American burying beetle across its range. ... southdakotafieldoffice.fws.gov/BEETLE.HTM IATE areale naturale Reliability 3 (Reliable) Term Ref. Accademia italiana di Scienze forestali Term Note può essere "continuo" o "disgiunto",cioè comprendente regioni separate;l'areale artificiale considera la zona in cui l'organismo è stato introdotto dall'uomo,l'areale potenziale considera anche le regioni in cui l'organismo può diffondersi p.es.se venisse coltivato Date 24/09/2003 the geographical and elevational limits within which an organism occurs naturally Definition Ref. Helms,John A.,The Dict.of Forestry,1998,Soc.Am.Foresters Term natural range Reliability 3 (Reliable) Term Ref. Helms,John A.,The Dict.of Forestry,1998,Soc.Am.Foresters;Ford-Robertson,Soc.Am.Foresters Term Note ecology;REF:Ford-Robertson,Soc.Am.Foresters area di distribuzione Reliability 3 (Reliable) Term Ref. Haensch/Haberkamp,Diz.agricoltura,1963,voce 4851 Term Note Botanica generale Date 24/09/2003 Term areale Reliability 3 (Reliable) Term Ref. Haensch/Haberkamp,Diz.agricoltura,1963,voce 4851 Term Note Botanica generale range of distribution Reliability 3 (Reliable) Term Ref. Haensch/Haberkamp, Dict. Agriculture Term Note General Botany Distribution and decline of British bumblebees .... Consequently, in regions nearer the edges of its distribution range, a species may be more locally restricted to just those habitats with most food (Williams, 1985a, 1988, Williams et al., 2007 [pdf]). http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/bom... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2009-02-05 12:55:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or steep decline National Audubon Society - Birds in Decline: Lark Sparrow Threats: In the eastern part of its range, the Lark Sparrow is threatened ... But the fact that its population has experienced such a steep decline in four ... stateofthebirds.audubon.org/cbid/profile.php?id=13 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-02-06 12:00:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- on reflection, you could also say shrink or shrinking Unique long-term butterfly records make British butterflies one of the best studied groups in the world. We know that in the early 19th century the comma butterfly was widespread throughout Britain, but something happened at the beginning of the 20th century that caused the comma’s range to shrink until it could only be found along the border between England and Wales. What caused this dramatic fall? www.nerc.ac.uk/publications/planetearth/2006/summer/sum06-b... Among our native butterfly species, the most common pattern of change, unfortunately, is shrinking ranges as suitable habitat disappears... http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/geography_e.php EXTINCTION NEWS He said dramatic drought-induced changes in the Southwest landscape since .... 95%-- and its range has shrunk from continent-wide to isolated strongholds in ... www.geocities.com/~gaiachurch/xtinct5.html Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan Parrots Edited By Noel ... Butterfly ranching, however, has two unusual characteristics: (1) It is often ..... coastal strip of south-west Tasmania and its winter range has shrunk to the east of the ..... Kakapo have a slow and often erratic reproductive rate with four and five ...... The ensuing drop in numbers and range has been dramatic. ... www.parrots.org/publications/pap/parrotactionplan.txt e.g. its range in Europe has shrunk dramatically Spain - Realm of the Iberian Lynx Today, its range has shrunk dramatically to just two viable (but isolated) ... within the Coto Doñana National Park, one of the finest wetlands in Europe. ... www.naturetrek.co.uk/wildlife-holidays-in-europe/detailsdb.... - 26k - |
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dramatic contraction of its (distribution) range Explanation: vedi link si parla proprio di contraction vs expansion (e peraltro il tuo testo secondo me viene proprio dall'inglese, visto quell'usaccio di "drammatico" in italiano :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 465 days (2010-05-16 14:02:11 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Disjunct distribution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traduci questa pagina ] ... and might demonstrate either the expansion or contraction of a species range . ... of Eurasian Pygmy Shrew, a small mammal, across its range in Europe. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disjunct_distribution - Copia cache - Simili Reference: http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=%22contraction+of+its+ra... |
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