But rural officials argue that with a decreasing population and few businesses, there are few taxes to collect.
Sitting in his cool, stone home, Mifsud Bonnici rejects arguments about the turtle doves' decreasing population, saying the decline is not alarming, even to EU officials.
Mr. Warren replied, "Public health contemplates the consideration of competing factors, including costs, in seeking to decrease population sickness and increase longevity".
Conversely, a stagnant, or worse, decreasing population increases the influence of capital accumulated in previous generations.
What is the relation between fish populations and mosquito populations, and what is the effect of the increasing population of night herons on Charles Island on the decreasing population of piping plovers on Milford Point?
The ghosts of Butte are some years away from taking over the town, but a good many local citizens view the boarded-up houses, the closed stores, and the decreased population as ominous signs.
U fails to recognize that predators decrease population size prior to reproduction.
In addition, when reserve area decreased, population losses and losses per unit area increased disproportionately.
G knows that predators decrease population size and reproduction increases it, but does not explain why population size remains stable.
Loss of pond habitat decreased population growth rate, with greater decreases associated with loss of permanent and semi-permanent habitat.
