Sentence examples for species dead from inspiring English sources

The illicit trade in endangered species – dead or alive – and how to stop it will be discussed at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to Cites in Johannesburg, South Africa, which began at the weekend.

In all three species, dead biomass was always <15% of the total biomass and there was no significant effect of depth on the amount of dead biomass or the proportion of biomass consisting of dead tissue.

In the struggle to achieve mating success, males, as observed in the common toad (Bufo bufo), clasp onto any animate or inanimate object including conspecific males, other amphibian species, dead fish or even beer cans (Reading 1984; Marco and Lizana 2002; MS personal observation).

The library had 150 species of dead barnacles on file.

When disturbed, some species play dead; others emit an odorous fluid from the anus; and still others make a soft chirping sound.

Few fungal isolates were detected molecularly suggesting that fungal colonisation of fronds was limited, mainly to species in dead casts.

The most complex model included over 4500 reactions and tracked 93 polymeric and low molecular weight species, both dead and live species.

In fact, all plant and animal species were dead within 1 hour of treatment, except for the New Zealand pigmyweed, which had 90% mortality for the same conditions.

The persistence of these pine-pathogenic species in dead plant material questions the feasibility of leaving coarse woody debris in managed Italian stone pine forests meant for landscape conservation and leisure activities.

Mycenastrum corium is a saprobic species, consuming dead organic debris.

Calbovista is a saprobic species, decomposing dead plant material.