alternancia muy heterogénea de hábitat

English translation: heterogeneous alternation of habitat

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Spanish term or phrase:alternancia muy heterogénea de hábitat
English translation:heterogeneous alternation of habitat
Entered by: schmetterlich

20:38 Oct 14, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Science (general)
Spanish term or phrase: alternancia muy heterogénea de hábitat
L. felina puede estar ausente en varios cientos de kilómetros de costa en su rango de distribución debido a que su hábitat está fragmentad de forma natural en una alternancia muy heterogénea de hábitat considerado por los autores como adecuado.

My attempt:
heterogenous alternation of habitat.
schmetterlich
Local time: 02:59
heterogeneous alternation of habitat
Explanation:
I prefer your original interpretation. Let's not let our imaginations carry us away!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
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Gracias!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2heterogeneous alternation of habitat
Muriel Vasconcellos
4very wide range of habitats
philgoddard
3large-scale habitat heterogeneity
Thomas Walker
Summary of reference entries provided
Ref.
Taña Dalglish

  

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large-scale habitat heterogeneity


Explanation:
Habitat heterogeneity is a term used in ecology, wildlife biology & related fields. I'm less certain about what to do with the "muy", but I think this will work in this context.

Thomas Walker
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: A bit of a mouthful!
46 mins
  -> Based on the limited sample provided, it does seem like a technical document, probably for specialists in the field.
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very wide range of habitats


Explanation:
You obviously can't repeat habitat like the Spanish does.

philgoddard
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
heterogeneous alternation of habitat


Explanation:
I prefer your original interpretation. Let's not let our imaginations carry us away!

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 00:59
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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Gracias!
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Asker: Agree! Thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jorge Barriuso Aguirre: For "muy" perhaps add "highly" heterogeneous alternation of habitat
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jorge. Yes 'highly' is good.

agree  liz askew: yeah, stick to the source, always good advice
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Liz!
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: Ref.

Reference information:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228469499_The_marin...
Abstract. The marine otter Lontra felina is an endangered and little-known species living in a fragmented habitat: the coast of Peru and Chile.

Between Chimbote and the limit to Chile, the Peruvian coast encompasses ∼1600 km of about 100 rocky shore patches offering suitable conditions for marine otters alternated by patches of unsuitable habitat (e.g. sandy beaches and/or shoreline without caves).

Interestingly, marine otters have sometimes been observed in rivers, feeding on shrimps in river farms of Camaná and Ocoña (Peru) up to 650 m above sea level (Hvindberg-Hansen 1970; Tello 1972; Viacava et al., 1978; Brownell 1978). There is one report of a marine otter in the Majes River, 40 km away from the ocean (Grimwood 1968).

.... the characteristic heterogeneous alternation of sandy beaches, rocky shores and islands of the littoral compose the habitat of the marine otter (Larivière 1998; Sánchez and Ayala, 2006). They may inhabit islands that are several kilometers offshore. Sánchez and Ayala (2006) reported L. felina on Isla Pescadores (11◦46'S), which is over 6 km away from the mainland but connected by several islets about 2 km away from each other.

Rocky shore patches (Fig. 3) are preferred as they provide protected dens within caves with reproduction and resting places. Caves are above water at high tide and may be exposed to heavy seas (Cabello 1983; Ostfeld et al., 1989; Villegas et al., 2006) and present a variety of architecture (Medina-Vogel et al., 2006). Entrances, which may be several, are often well-defined and do not have a submarine access, as they do have in other otter species (Sielfeld and Castilla, 1999). If sandy ground is present in the inside, nest-shaped cavities may be built (10 cm deep and 50 cm in diameter) (pers. obs. by the author in 2009–2010). Human constructions like wharfs, ship wrecks, boats and artificial caves are used as part of their habitat (Medina-Vogel et al., 2007; Valqui 2004).

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
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Asker: Thank you for the references!

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