Sentence examples for of human introduction from inspiring English sources

The authors of the study speculate that, unlike the population found in Massachusetts, it is unlikely that the population in Spruce Pond was the result of human introduction because the pond is in a remote area and rarely used.

It concluded that the two populations have been separated for at least nineteen million years, ruling out the possibility of human introduction of the species from one location to the other.

Veronica filiformis proved to be an excellent example to demonstrate the consequences of human introduction of a plant species to a new environment.

This is probably a result of human introduction of the Eastern phylogroup to the British Isles as this phylogroup occurs in much lower frequency in western Europe.

The distribution of Ligustica bees all over the world in the wake of human introduction demonstrates its good ability to adapt to different climatic conditions (Ruttner 1988).

Wiehe, a plant pathologist, reported that environmental conditions were 'extremely favourable' to the development of coconuts, which could be found on all the islands as a result of human introduction (Wiehe 1939: 11).

In contrast, emerging infections, whether naturally occurring or the result of human introductions, can result in social unrest and instability on a scale quite out of proportion to the level of risk they introduce [ 21].

At least four hypotheses can reasonably explain such a distribution pattern; (a) truly cosmopolitan species, (b) cosmopolitan morphospecies which correspond to genetically distinct species [ 11, 12], (c) poor taxonomic understanding of a taxon, causing "the cosmopolitan syndrome" [ 13- 15] and (d) cosmopolitans where the current range distribution is the result of human introductions.

According to fossil records, the fruit-eating lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) of Spain's Balearic Islands has seen its numbers decline since Roman times thanks to human introduction of non-native predators such as weasels and cats.

Bolyeria multocarinata was similar and went extinct owing to human introduction of rats and other predators.

While a human introduction of wild species of rice from the Old World is clearly plausible, that of O. australiensis from Australia requires a specific explanation since historical human exchanges between Australia and the Americas are less obvious.