Sentence examples for prefer dense from inspiring English sources

These birds prefer dense undergrowth along rivers, tangled coastal scrub and dense second growth.

Found only in northwestern Ecuador, these pufflegs prefer dense vegetation and stunted elfin forests on the tops of flat mountain ridges.

Interestingly, others prefer dense schooling.

However, the R. b. sanctaeluciae tends to prefer dense mature woodlands, with a canopy height above 5 m, and some populations can occupy both the interfluves and the valleys of their habitat (Temple 2005).

Black-backed woodpeckers may not be a classic forest species due to their proclivity for burned forests in which most of the standing trees are dead, but it has been well documented that these birds prefer dense stands of dead trees (Saab et al. 2009).

For example, Mountain Plovers require heavily grazed sites for breeding, but Lark Buntings (Calamospiza melanocorys) prefer denser vegetation.

Millennials, on the other hand, prefer sleek, unique design features; require affordability; prefer denser neighborhoods with edgy offerings; and need access to major transportation hubs.

It is found in the lowlands and foothills, with the species preferring dense understory in especially wet regions.

This crake prefers dense thickets of second growth, waste ground, wet pastures and bushy savanna, and is not a strict inhabitant of marshes.

Specifically, respondents preferred dense trailside shrub vegetation and low trail user numbers and disliked viewscapes showing city buildings and removal of most ash trees.

The species generally prefers dense vegetation (vine tangles, streamside thickets, etc.), but may forage in more open understory so long as dense patches of vegetation are not too distant (Willis and Oniki 1972, Marcotullio and Gill 1985, SW pers. obs.).