Sentence examples for to seabird from inspiring English sources
noun
Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
This paper proposes an automated seabird segmentation and identification method that applies to seabird images taken in natural scenes with a non-uniform and complex background.
Approaches to seabird MPA site identification consider single- versus multiple-species approaches, mapping of marine biological "hotspots", and assessment of overlap with risks and threats.
On a local scale, environmental factors such as surface productivity, air temperature, and winds were not consistently related to seabird distributions and community dynamics.
Although the role of seabirds in MPA identification and the importance of MPAs to seabird conservation have been discussed for more than a decade, the actual designation of MPAs using seabird data has lagged far behind.
Oil spills are also a threat to seabird species, as both a toxin and because the feathers of the birds become saturated by the oil, causing them to lose their waterproofing.
Through analyses of data collected from four regions over 15 years, our findings document that previously reported estimates of seabird bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries, estimated through observations made during gear retrieval, are likely half of actual mortality levels, calling for revised data collection protocols and adjustments to seabird population model inputs.
Still, there were possible consequences to seabirds and fish.
Oil is dangerous to seabirds because it dissolves the grease that insulates their feathers; they get cold and die.
Mr Chen had started his career studying the ecology of city birds, before switching to seabirds "because to my amazement no one in China was studying them".
The RSPB objected to the site, about 30km north of Torness in the outer Forth Estuary, on the grounds that it would be harmful to seabirds.
500 bce–500 ce) was found on the craggy islet of Boreray which lies more than 65 km (40 mi) west of the Outer Hebrides and which was previously thought to have been home only to seabirds and feral sheep.
