Sentence examples for decreased suitability from inspiring English sources

In addition, areas that are no longer suitable for one invasive species may quickly become established by a new invasive species as the old is less competitive due to decreased suitability of the habitat [8].

Undisturbed habitat is already likely to be at carrying capacity, and, as our study shows, heavily disturbed habitat, although initially important, might have rapidly decreasing suitability as a refugium in some species.

Traditionally, stage groupings from I to IV have been used to divide patients into groups of decreasing suitability for treatment with curative intent and, consequently, worsening prognostic outlook.

The poor processibility and mechanical strength of these ceramics including silica have decreased their suitability in the fabrication of the scaffolds; hence, these bioceramics are blended with various synthetic biomaterials, such as poly(lactic acid), poly(glycolic acid), poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), and poly(ε-caprolactone), for the fabrication of scaffolds for tissue engineering [48, 49].

Additionally, the disease hops only contained one-third to one-half the amount of alpha-acids contained in healthy hops, which decreased their suitability for beer production [28].

This scenario is consistent with earlier studies in which tomato leaflets that had an increase in polyphenol oxidase after being infected by PST DC3000 decreased the suitability of non-inoculated leaflets of the same leaf for Helicoverpa zea [ 1].

For xerophytic taxa like cacti (Andrade and Nobel 1997; Cardelús 2007) or some bromeliads (Birge 1911; Bennett 1987; Cardelús 2007) deciduousness may increase host suitability while it may decrease host suitability for more mesic species.

During and after the 5th instar, grasshopper density was very stable due to the slightly decreasing habitat suitability.

Beach nourishment programs in estuaries can enhance shore protection, but they decrease habitat suitability by creating higher berms and wider backshores than would occur under natural conditions.

Robertson and Hutto [2] suggest that ecological traps derive from habitat alteration that operates in one of three ways; (1) increasing the attractiveness of an environment by enhancing the set of cues that animals recognise as attractive; (2) decreasing the suitability of a habitat; or (3) doing both (1) and (2) simultaneously.

Additionally, frequent disturbance by large herbivores may decrease habitat suitability for arthropods.