Sentence examples for lessening population from inspiring English sources

Landscape connectivity is vital for species conservation in human-modified landscapes, lessening population declines and genetic depression caused by habitat loss and fragmentation.

While CSD with surviving and effectively sterile diploid males, as we found in C. rubecula, is expected to be most disadvantageous to fitness and population growth (Stouthamer et al. 1992; Zayed and Packer 2005; Heimpel and Boer 2008), the presence of two loci should lessen population-level consequences in native populations.

That may have lessened the population's immunity and helps explain the rapid spread of the disease since the first case was reported on Feb. 13, Mr. Goetghebuer said.

Generally, scientists believe that lower genetic diversity lessens a population's chances of survival.

In addition, clashes with the Chinese-backed Turgesh, the ambiguous policy followed regarding conversion of the native population (mass conversions would lessen the taxable population and hence the amount of tribute received) and increasing inter-Arab tribal factionalism weakened Umayyad control over the region and necessitated increased military activity.

The US government has spent decades and trillions of dollars, and quintupled its prison population without lessening the availability of drugs.

In Serbia, jackals neared extinction due to extensive poisonings organized after World War II, initially aimed at controlling the size of the wolf population and lessening the damage they caused to domestic animals.

Bayesian model SEs were also lower for all remaining population size categories investigated, however the size of the differences in SEs between the two methods lessened with increasing population size.

To lessen the mice population.

Noting that American officials have portrayed the changes "as lessening civilian casualties and protecting the population," he said: "If that happens — and it's a big if — we will be very happy.

Population growth is good for the economy, lessening the financial drag resulting from increasing numbers living longer and the rising costs of pensions and health care.