In terms of the biology of the fish themselves, evidence has shown that heavily exploited commercial fish stocks can take much longer to recover from over-exploitation than previously expected.
England's largest oak forest has been heavily exploited for centuries.
Clupeiforms are by far the most heavily exploited of all fish groups.
During the 19th century, iron ore and zinc deposits in the Sambre-Meuse valley were heavily exploited.
Dr. Sala acknowledged that by the standards of the Caribbean and other heavily exploited areas, Tabuaeran and Kiritimati are in pretty good shape.
A recent Green blog article described Mongolia's vast and heavily exploited coal reserves, but available renewable resources may be even more vast.
The hydroelectric potential of the Yenisey and its major tributary, the Angara the greatest of any river system in Russia is also among the most heavily exploited.
Back then, woodland was much more heavily exploited, for hunting, foraging and for the many timber and mineral resources it could yield up.
Come on: this heavily exploited performance artist needs a site where she can blog, publish the photos she likes and distribute her own music.
Several species have been heavily exploited commercially, primarily in Argentina, for their hides a source of high-quality leather used for making shoes and purses.
Farmers were also starting to fear for the security and quality of their water supplies.So Australia embarked on a series of reforms that in many ways serve as a model for the management of big, heavily exploited rivers.
