Sentence examples for contested resources from inspiring English sources
It also reflects the trees' competitive ability to contested resources and by this an essential aspect of individual fitness.
Neighbouring plants may compete for contested resources, such as light or water, when these are not sufficient for all.
The social position of trees in even-aged stands results mainly from the share of contested resources they manage to acquire.
In a private property system, property rules are organized around the idea that various contested resources are assigned to the decisional authority of particular individuals (or families or firms).
Most of the confrontations between the latter two primate species arose over heavily contested resources, suggesting resource competition might be driving this interspecific aggression.
Among the contested resources, solar radiation, and in particular photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), is an important factor driving plant functioning as it provides the energy required for photosynthesis and thus for plant growth.
The radiowave spectrum has become an increasingly contested resource as more and more Britons switch on mobile devices - smartphones and tablets - and connect them to the internet.
With just shy of 50,000 performances available in just shy of 300 venues, an audience member in Edinburgh in August is a ferociously contested resource, so it's hardly surprising that the mating displays get more garish and shrill with every passing year.
In contrast to much of this literature which focuses on differences and tensions between female and male roles, we argue that the interplay between and complementarity of such gendered roles might be highly relevant in understanding contested resource use, but are often neglected.
As drought increases in frequency and severity, water will become an even more hotly contested resource in the West.
As water becomes a more hotly contested resource in the Southwest, we need to recognize the benefits of protecting the whole river system.
