Sentence examples for important predator from inspiring English sources
They thrive in cold weather, and their well-being depends on sharp, cold autumns and late springs, which protect them from their most important predator: not the wolf, but the winter tick.
The most important predator types were carnivores followed by rodents, birds, and humans.
Often viewed as ecologically and symbolically important, predator animals are becoming the common objectives of nature conservation policies.
The continuous expression of the Bt (=Bacillus thuringiensis) toxin in plants during the growing season may bring Bt toxin into contact with the omnivorous big-eyed bug Geocoris punctipes (Say) (Hemiptera: Geocoridae), an important predator in cotton fields, through prey fed Bt-cotton or through plant feeding.
Domestic cats are the most important predator, possibly killing up to 10% of blackcaps.
Across most of its European range, the most important predator of the Eurasian nuthatch is the sparrowhawk.
In addition to being important predators of bivalves, predation by decapods on the seabed may have contributed to the decline of flatfish recruits and predation by decapod larvae and adult swimming crabs during their pelagic phase may influence the zooplankton.
The big trawlers also swept up other fish that had little commercial value but played important predator-prey roles in maintaining the ecological balance of the species.
Because of their abundance, they are the most important predators of insects.
Fishes, starfish, snails, cephalopods, and the larger crustaceans are important predators and scavengers.
Berwald rejects the simple image of "goo and sting," and examines the complex lives of what one researcher calls "the most important predators in the sea".
