Sentence examples for reducing populations from inspiring English sources

Hunting for plumes to adorn hats also played a role in reducing populations of waterfowl and other birds.

Ecological disturbances, such as floods, fires, and outbreaks of disease, are responsible for much of the dynamics of spatial heterogeneity; they disrupt the continuity of the biological community by reducing populations and eliminating species from small areas in the landscape and creating the conditions for other species to move in.

The companies charged with culling the badgers have fallen short of the target, reducing populations by 60% in west Somerset and 30% in west Gloucestershire.

More subtle surface disturbances such as off-road vehicles (Belnap 2002) and livestock grazing (Ponzetti and McCune 2001) also negatively affect biotic soil crust communities in the region and likely play a role in reducing populations on wildlands.

Although the worms don't seem to be reducing populations of native worms, if they become widespread they could exacerbate climate change by releasing large amounts of carbon currently locked away in soils, the researchers speculate.

Use of a vacuum system as described herein has potential as a cost-effective method in reducing populations of parasitic flies in pasture-based dairy production systems without the use of insecticides.

The document argued that reducing population numbers would cut greenhouse gases, although it warned that there were "complex human rights and ethical issues" involved in forced population control.

The one-child policy produced consequences beyond the goal of reducing population growth.

The program effectively rolled back years of efforts to strengthen the economy by reducing population growth.

Instead, governments should concentrate on drastically reducing population growth.

Public health organizations in the United States have recently increased focus on reducing population consumption of added sugars.