The phrase "a breeding area of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a location or environment that is conducive to the reproduction or growth of a particular species or phenomenon.
Example: "The wetlands serve as a breeding area of various migratory birds during the spring season."
Alternatives: "a breeding ground for" or "a reproductive habitat of".
In birds, Chamberlain et al. [6] combined 87Sr/86Sr ratios with δD and stable-carbon isotopes (δ13C) to infer the breeding area of Black-throated blue warblers (Dendroica caerulescens) sampled on their Caribbean wintering grounds.
Locusts also moved southwards into the summer breeding area of Yemen from June where low density populations with small-scale breeding persisted until November 1997.
Two years later, whale-watchers photographed her fluke again--but this time #1363 was swimming in a breeding area off the east coast of Madagascar, more than 9800 kilometers from Brazil.
This is probably due to the geographical proximity of the breeding areas of these two breeds, which facilitates the exchange of bucks and does.
Apparent day length at the breeding areas of the Hoopoes (an inner-Alpine valley) was shortened due to surrounding mountains up to 3000 m. a. s. l. and therefore a calibration of the geolocators on the birds was not possible.
A cross-sectional serological survey was carried out in the major buffalo breeding areas of Thailand; 892 buffaloes from 8 provinces were sampled in North, Northeastern, and Southern Thailand.
Ambient sound also differs between the breeding areas of the 2 subspecies, and this has resulted in a divergence in "song" characteristics.
The roar of high-powered motorboats is endangering the breeding areas of fish and birds now.
The 48-hour excursion includes lodging at the base and visits to breeding areas of penguins and sea lions.
Yet development advocates, led by Mr. Murkowski and Mr. Young, are claiming that their $40 million gravel road around the bay -- and straight through the breeding areas of grizzlies, salmon and waterfowl -- is the only solution.
