"selective clearing" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It typically means to clear away or remove certain things and not others, usually to make a space or area look better. For example, "The landscapers have been doing selective clearing of the overgrown shrubs in the garden."
But Linda Wissbrun, who has lived in the neighborhood for four decades, thought that the selective clearing could actually improve the health of the landscape, though only time would tell.
Where further cattle production intensification cannot be avoided, implementation of highly selective clearing methods can mitigate the degradation of habitat quality for birds.
Cocoa trees were planted after selective clearing of the natural forest.
This holds some implications in the therapy of cancer, in terms of strategies to manipulate these cells, e.g., by selective clearing by chemotherapy.
Mounting evidence suggests a role of Treg in inhibiting anti-tumor responses, and obviously points to a scenario in which selective clearing or inhibition of Treg could augment the efficacy of vaccination [ 16].
Our data indicate that a survival platform that functionally connects RC complexes, the redox balance, kinase signaling and mitochondrial death executioners can be targeted in neoplastic cells in order to obtain their selective clearing.
Most hard-core militants are handled by Pakistan's military and intelligence agency, though they are selective, steering clear of groups with links to the state.
There are a growing number of options available but don't be afraid to be selective and clear about what you are looking for.
For more advanced courses, we recommend Peter and Rosemary Grant's paper in Evolution (1995) coupled with a discussion of how selection might be measured when there is no clear "selective event" (i.e., selection gradients instead of selection differentials).
Members with dN/dS = 1 suggest neutral selection where no clear selective pressure can be determined and dN/dS > 1 indicate members undergoing repeated positive selection that influence specific codon alterations [ 48, 52].
The effects of forest clearing, selective logging, and fires interact.
