Sentence examples for used as flagship from inspiring English sources

Our study identified popular species that can be used as flagship species to facilitate the implementation of conservation projects.

They have often been used as flagship species in conservation initiatives because of their uniqueness and rarity and additionally are often touted as important early warning bioindicators for ecosystem health given their sensitivity to environmental degradation (Cribb et al. 2003; Swarts and Dixon 2009).

Sally Wren of the Zoological Society of London argues: "Charismatic species can be used as flagships to help protect areas and reduce threats, the effect of which often also benefits the less compelling species in the same region".

Karol Sikora, professor of cancer medicine at Hammersmith Hospital, said: 'Cancer is being used as a flagship, but it is going to be a disaster before the election.' Ian Gibson MP, chair of the All-Party Group on Cancer, said that among NHS workers and carers there was growing cynicism about the money gettingthrough to where it mattered.

Throughout her career Suffren was often used as a flagship because of her spacious admiral's quarters.

As the only herbivorous mammal that is strictly marine, dugongs are often used as a flagship species because of their high biodiversity and cultural values.

He was enlisted as a naval cadet aboard HMS Victory, Nelson's old flagship, then used as a permanently moored training ship.

She was ordered back to the New York Naval Yard once again on September 6 for a refit that would make her suitable for use as flagship of the Great White Fleet.

Spider-Man has become Marvel's flagship character, and has often been used as the company mascot.

Also, the flagship Winston store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan has been used as a backdrop in many movie scenes.

In this setting, these objectively chosen representatives would be used as study sites in which long-term observations could be contrasted with those in the flagship landscapes.